Overview
The site of a castle built by Junkei Tsutsui and made his base by Toyotomi Hidenaga, known for its cherry blossom.
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Castle ruins in Yamatokoriyama, Nara. Tsutsui Junkei built it in the time of Oda Nobunaga, and in the time of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Toyotomi Hidenaga greatly expanded it as his seat of a million koku. In the Edo period the Koriyama domain was established, and the Yanagisawa clan continued until the end of the shogunate. The Otemon gate, turrets, keep platform, and more have been restored and developed, and it is certified as one of the Continued 100 Famous Castles of Japan. It is also a cherry blossom spot.
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