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Sendai Castle Ruins

[Miyagi] The ruins of Sendai Castle, the former residence of the Sengoku lord, Date Masamune

Sendai Castle, the castle of the Tohoku region's powerful Date clan. The ruins of Sendai Castle are the remains of the castle of the Date clan, who ruled the Sendai domain with 620,000 koku of rice. Built on Mount Aoba, it was named "Aoba Castle.".

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Hirosaki Castle

Hirosaki Castle, Aomori Prefecture's most famous cherry blossom spot

Hirosaki Castle, a precious cultural asset still standing in Aomori Prefecture Hirosaki Castle is a flatland castle located in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, that was the residence of the Tsugaru clan of the Hirosaki domain. It is a historic site, with the castle tower and turrets built during the Edo period still standing.

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Chusonji Temple

[Iwate Prefecture] Chusonji Temple, a World Heritage Site famous as the temple of three generations of the Oshu Fujiwara clan

Located in Hiraizumi Town, Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Chusonji Temple is the Tohoku headquarters of the Tendai sect of Buddhism. It is an extra temple on the Oshu Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage, and its mountain name is Kanzan. Its principal image is Shaka Nyorai, a Buddhist statue of Jikaku...

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