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A park on the site of Kurobane Castle in Otawara, with hydrangeas along the old moat.
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A castle ruins park in Otawara. Kurobane Castle was built in Tensho 4 (1576) by Takamasu Ozeki and was the largest castle in northern Nasu; earthen ramparts, dry moats and water moats are preserved. From the site of the main enclosure you can see the Nasu and Nikko ranges and the Naka River, and a cherry blossom festival is held in April and a hydrangea festival with 6,000 plants from late June to early July.
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