 Most viewed - Shibata Castle 新発田城 |
Shibata Castle, Niigata (Sangai Yagura Turret)260 views
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Sangai Yagura Turret with three shachi sculptures on the T-shaped roof. Unique to Shibata Castle. Unfortunately, we cannot enter this turret since it is within the Ground Self-Defence Force base which occupies much of the castle grounds.258 views
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Sangai Yagura Turret, Shibata Castle 三階櫓, Niigata. The castle never had a tenshukaku castle tower (donjon), so this turret was the grandest castle structure.254 views
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Completed around 1654, Shibata Castle is the only castle in Niigata with Edo-Era structures still remaining. Two turrets were reconstructed in June 2004. 253 viewsThe castle grounds is also occupied by the Ground Self-Defence Forces, making the area open to the public quite small. One of the reconstructed turrets is also inaccessible due to the military base. Still, it is one of Japan's 100 Famous Castles. Entrance to Shibata Castle.
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Shibata Castle Park map216 views
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Statue of Horibe Yasubei (1670-1703). He looks toward Edo (Tokyo).174 views
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Horibe Yasubei was also a master swordsman. 堀部安兵衛169 views
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Sangai Yagura Turret, Shibata Castle. Reconstructed in June 2004 with traditional building methods taking 2 years. 三階櫓152 views
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Shibata Castle is also called Ayame Castle 菖蒲城.140 views
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Sangai Yagura Turret, Shibata Castle 三階櫓139 views
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Banner with the five-diamond clan crest. Sangai Yagura Turret in the distance133 views
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Kyu-Ninomaru Sumi-yagura Turret, one of the two surviving Edo-Era structures. The castle originally had 11 turrets and 5 gates (no castle tower). The Meiji government ordered its destruction in 1872. All the structures were dismantled except two.123 views
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Statue of Lord Mizoguchi Hidekatsu (1548-1610), the first lord of Shibata Castle. 溝口秀勝119 views
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Omotemon Gate, another Important Cultural Property111 views
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Moat leading to Kyu-Ninomaru Sumi-yagura Turret110 views
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Kyu-Ninomaru Sumi-yagura Turret, an Important Cultural Property 旧二の丸隅櫓110 views
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Due to the Meiji government's castle destruction order, most of the castle moats were filled in except for this one next to the Honmaru. After World War II, US troops occupied the castle grounds for a short time..109 views
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Kyu-Ninomaru Sumi-yagura Turret. Toward the base above the stone wall, notice the "namako-kabe" pattern wall 海鼠壁. It resists snow. 旧二の丸隅櫓109 views
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Inside Tatsumi Yagura Turret 辰巳櫓109 views
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Shibata Castle is the only castle in Niigata with Edo-era structures still standing.107 views
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Inside upper floor of Omotemon Gate 表門107 views
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Inside upper floor of Omotemon Gate 表門107 views
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Omotemon Gate 表門106 views
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Statue of Lord Mizoguchi Hidekatsu (1548-1610), the first lord of Shibata Castle. 溝口秀勝106 views
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Sangai Yagura Turret, Shibata Castle 三階櫓105 views
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Steps to Tatsumi Yagura Turret, reconstructed in June 2004. 辰巳櫓104 views
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Ground Self-Defence Force base occupies half the castle site (since 1953). The reason why we cannot enter the Sangai Yagura Turret seen here within the base.104 views
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Tatsumi Yagura Turret, reconstructed in June 2004. 辰巳櫓103 views
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Inside Tatsumi Yagura Turret 辰巳櫓103 views
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Across from the Omotemon Gate is a small park with a statue of Hirobe Yasubei who was from Shibata and one of the 47 ronin (masterless samurai) who avenged his master Lord Asano of Ako, dramatized in Chushingura.103 views
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Stone wall with perfectly-fitting stones. No gaps between the stones.101 views
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Inside Kyu-Ninomaru Sumi-yagura Turret101 views
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Ceiling of Tatsumi Yagura Turret100 views
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View from upper floor of Omotemon Gate 表門100 views
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Omotemon Gate, one of two Edo-Era structures in Shibata Castle and an Important Cultural Property. 表門99 views
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Tatsumi Yagura Turret 辰巳櫓97 views
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Second floor of Tatsumi Yagura Turret97 views
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Inside Kyu-Ninomaru Sumi-yagura Turret97 views
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Second floor of Tatsumi Yagura Turret96 views
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Kyu-Ninomaru Sumi-yagura Turret, one of two Edo-Era castle structures. 旧二の丸隅櫓96 views
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Stone dropping slot96 views
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Kyu-Ninomaru Sumi-yagura Turret 旧二の丸隅櫓96 views
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Tatsumi Yagura Turret. Traditional building methods were used to reconstruct the turret.94 views
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Sangai Yagura Turret94 views
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Kyu-Ninomaru Sumi-yagura Turret 旧二の丸隅櫓92 views
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Inside Kyu-Ninomaru Sumi-yagura Turret92 views
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Second floor of Kyu-Ninomaru Sumi-yagura Turret92 views
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Entrance to upper floor of Omotemon Gate91 views
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