Aoba Castle

Aoba Castle
青葉城
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Reconstructed Wakiyagura of Aoba Castle
Aoba Castle 青葉城 is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Aoba Castle 青葉城
Aoba Castle
青葉城
Aoba Castle 青葉城 is located in Japan
Aoba Castle 青葉城
Aoba Castle
青葉城
Coordinates38°15′09″N 140°51′22″E / 38.252478°N 140.856156°E / 38.252478; 140.856156
Typehilltop-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Site history
Built1601
Built byDate Masamune
In useEdo period
Layout of Aoba Castle
Old Ōtemon in July 1938. It was destroyed by fire during the Sendai bombing in 1945.

Aoba Castle (青葉, Aoba-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, daimyō of Sendai Domain. The castle was also known as Sendai-jō (仙台城) or as Gojō-rō (五城楼). In 2003, the castle ruins were designated a National Historic Site.[1]

  1. ^ "仙台城跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 December 2016.