Fukushima CastleFukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture

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Fukushima Castle DATA
Other nameDaibutsu Castle, Sugitsuma Castle, Sugime Castle
castle constructionnot clear
address2-16 Sugitsumacho, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture

Fukushima Castle serves as a natural fort and an outer moat.

Access to Fukushima Castle
About 15 minutes walk from JR Fukushima Station.

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

Kuyo Tomoe

Itakura family crest “Kuyo Tomoe”

Fukushima Domain DATA
Domain officeFukushima Castle
old areaNobuo District, Mutsu Province
stone height30,000 koku
Fudai/TozamaFudai
main lordHonda family, Hotta family, Itakura family
Estimated population30,000 people (first year of the Meiji era)
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