| 1．Wakayama Castle | ||||||
| Wakayama Castle (和歌山城, Wakayama-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. For most of the Edo Period, it was the administrative center of Kishū Domain, which was controlled by a cadet branch of the Tokugawa clan. Due to its size and status, Wakayama Castle was ranked as one of the most important castles under the Tokugawa shogunate. The castle was designated a National Historic Site in 1931,[1] and its Nishi-no-Maru Garden was designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 1987.[2] | ||||||
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| Type： Hirayamashiro (hilltop castle) Builder ： 1585-1586 Buildyear ： Toyotomi Hidenaga | ||||||
| 2．Shingū Castle | ||||||
| Shingū Castle (新宮城, Shingū-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city of Shingū, southern Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Shingū Castle was home to a cadet branch of the Mizuno clan, hereditary karō of Kishū Domain.[1][2][3] Its ruins, along with the clan cemetery for the Mizuno clan, were designated a National Historic Site in 2003.[4] The castle is also called the Tankaku-jō (丹鶴城) or the Okimi-jō (沖見城). | ||||||
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| Type： hirayama-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1618 Buildyear ： Asano Tadayoshi |