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Shirakawa Castle

Shirakawa Castle Shirakawa Castle - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Shirakawa, northern Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It should not be confused with the later "Shirakawa Castle" of the Edo period, which was more properly known as Komine Castle. The old Shirakawa Castle was also known as or . The castle site was granted government protection as a National Historic Site of Japan in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Source: en.wikipedia.org