Aoba Shrine
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is a Shinto shrine located in Sendai, near the site of the former Aoba Castle
. Its current chief priest is Katakura Shigenobu.
Aoba Castle
', also known as Sendai Castle , was the castle of the Date family. Built by Date Masamune atop Mount Aoba, it commanded a highly defensible strategic position overlooking the city of Sendai. The castle was one of the nerve centers of the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei during the Boshin War, when Date...
. Its current chief priest is Katakura Shigenobu.