Shibata CastleShibata City, Niigata Prefecture

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Shibata Castle DATA
Other nameAyame Castle/Funagata Castle
castle constructionnot clear
address6-4 Otemachi, Shibata City, Niigata Prefecture

Also known as ``Ayame Castle'', it was built in 1598 by Hidekatsu Mizoguchi, the first lord of the Shibata domain, and completed by Nobunao, the third generation. Heijo was built on flat land with the aim of providing convenient transportation as a political and economic center.

Access to Shibata Castle
Approximately 20 minutes walk from Shibata Station on the JR Uetsu Main Line.

History of the Shibata Domain, with Shibata Castle as its domain office

Ryo Mizoguchi

Mizoguchi family crest "Mizoguchi rhombus"

Shibata domain DATA
Domain officeShibata Castle
old areaShibata, Kanbara District, Echigo Province
stone height100,000 koku
Fudai/TozamaForeigner
main lordMr. Shibata, Mr. Mizoguchi
Estimated population190,000 people (first year of Meiji)

Hidekatsu Mizoguchi is relieved of his position. Since then, the Mizoguchi family has continued for 12 generations. Naoryo Mizoguchi, the 10th generation who advocated the idea of reverence and opening the country, wrote ``Hokoku-setsu.''

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