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Daihō Castle
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Daihō Castle (大宝城, Daihō jō) was a hirayama-style Muromachi period Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1934.[1]
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Daihō Castle | |
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大宝城 | |
Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan | |
![]() Daihō Hachiman-gu, built on the site of Daihō Castle | |
Coordinates | 36°9′2″N 140°6′39.2″E |
Type | hirayama-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes (no public facilities) |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | Kamakura period |
Built by | Shimotsuma clan |
In use | Kamakura to Nanboku-chō period |
Demolished | 1232 |
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