Morioka Castle - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Morioka Castle - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Nanbu clan, a tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Morioka Domain, Mutsu Province in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The castle is located in what is now the center of the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It was also referred to as , but strictly speaking this name pertains to the predecessor of Morioka Castle on the same site. Read more on Wikipedia
Source: en.wikipedia.org