Tsutsujigasaki Yakata - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Tsutsujigasaki Yakata - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
was the fortified residence of the final three generations of the Takeda clan, located in the center of the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is not a Japanese castle in the proper sense of the word, and is not referred to as a "castle" in Japanese, as it was famously the policy of the Takeda clan to "make men your castle, men your walls, men your moats"."Takedashi yakata" J Castle Explorer http://www.japanese-castle-explorer.com/castle_profile.html?name=Takedashiyakata"Tsutsujigasaki Palace" J Castle http://www.jcastle.info/castle/profile/28-Tsutsujigasaki-Palace Nevertheless, it is listed as one of Japan's Top 100 Castles. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1938. The site is open to the public and now contains the Takeda Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to the deified spirits of the Takeda clan. Read more on Wikipedia
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