Yonezawa Castle

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Yonezawa Castle
米沢城
Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Yonezawajou001.jpg
Moats of Yonezawa Castle
Type flatland-style Japanese castle
Coordinates Coordinates: 37°54′34.62″N 140°06′18.52″E / 37.9096167°N 140.1051444°E / 37.9096167; 140.1051444
Built 1238, rebuilt 1608-1613
Built by Uesugi Kagekatsu
In use Edo period
Demolished 1873
Open to
the public
yes
Yonezawa Castle air.jpg
Yonezawa Castle from the air, 1972

References

  • De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.
  • Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. pp. 144–145. ISBN 0-8048-1102-4.
  • Motoo, Hinago (1986). Japanese Castles. Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 200 pages. ISBN 0-87011-766-1.
  • Mitchelhill, Jennifer (2004). Castles of the Samurai: Power and Beauty. Tokyo: Kodansha. p. 112 pages. ISBN 4-7700-2954-3.
  • Turnbull, Stephen (2003). Japanese Castles 1540-1640. Osprey Publishing. p. 64 pages. ISBN 1-84176-429-9.
  • Papinot, E (1910). Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan. Tuttle (reprint) 1972.

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