Hamada Castle

Hamada Castle
浜田城
Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Stone wall of Sannomaru base
Site information
TypeMountaintop-style castle
OwnerHonda clan
Conditionruins
Location
Hamada Castle is located in Shimane Prefecture
Hamada Castle
Hamada Castle
Location within Shimane Prefecture
Hamada Castle is located in Japan
Hamada Castle
Hamada Castle
Location within Japan
Coordinates34°54′10″N 132°04′24″E / 34.902908°N 132.073325°E / 34.902908; 132.073325
Site history
Built1620
Built byFuruta Shigeharu
MaterialsStone walls
Demolished1866
Garrison information
Past commanders
Furuta Shigeharu

Hamada Castle (浜田城, Hamada-jō) is a castle structure in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

Stone wall of Sannomaru base

Current

The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and earthworks. In 2017, the castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.

Gokoku Shrine

Hamada Gokoku Shrine
濱田護國神社
Hamada Castle is located in Japan
Hamada Castle
Location within Japan
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Type
Gokoku shrine
(Formerly Shokonsha)
Glossary of Shinto

Hamada Gokoku Shrine [ja] is a Shinto shrine located in Japan. It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it. It is a Gokoku Shrine, or a shrine dedicated to war dead. Such shrines were made to serve to enshrine the war dead, and they were all considered "branches" of Yasukuni Shrine. They were renamed from Shokonsha in 1939. It is located in the ruins of Hamada Castle.

See also

References

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  4. ↑ "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "別表神社とは？御朱印めぐりに参考になる「別表神社一覧」とマップ | 開運戦隊ゴシュインジャー". jinja-gosyuin.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
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