Tsuruga Castle | |
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鶴ヶ城 | |
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 37°29′16″N 139°55′47″E / 37.48778°N 139.92972°E |
Type | Hirayamashiro (hilltop castle) |
Site information | |
Condition | The tenshu was reconstructed using concrete in 1965. |
Site history | |
Built | 1384 |
Built by | Ashina Naomori |
In use | 1384 to 1889 |
Tsuruga Castle (鶴ヶ城, Tsuru-ga-jō), also known as Aizuwakamatsu Castle (会津若松城 Aizu-Wakamatsu-jō) is a Japanese castle in northern Japan, at the center of the city of Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture.