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Uzumine
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Uzumine (宇津峰) was a Nanboku-chō period Yamashiro-style Japanese castle located on Mount Uzumine, a mountain with an altitude of 677 metres (2,221 ft), at the border between the cities of Kōriyama and Sukagawa in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The castle was also known as "Hoshiga-jō" (星が城) of "Unsui-mine" (雲水峯). The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1951.[1]
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Uzumine Castle | |
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宇津峰 | |
Kōriyama and Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan | |
![]() Entrance to Uzumine | |
Coordinates | 37°17′49.2″N 140°28′0.12″E |
Type | yamashiro-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Site history | |
Built | c.1340 |
Built by | Tamura Morihide |
In use | Nanboku-chō period |
Demolished | c. 1354 |
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