Tsuyama Castle
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is a castle
in Sange, Tsuyama
, Okayama Prefecture
, Japan
. It had been the government office of Tsuyama Clan (Tsuyama Han) during the Edo period
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File:Tuyama castle tensyudai.JPG|Ruins of Bergfried
File:Tsuyama Castle02n3200.jpg|Stone wall and Bitchū-yagura
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File:Tsuyama Castle Bitchuu-yagura.jpg|Bitchū-yagura.
File:Tuyama castle uratetumon.JPG|Ruins of Uratetu-mon
File:Tsuyama Castle.jpg|Tsuyama Castle is mostly ruins.
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
in Sange, Tsuyama
Tsuyama, Okayama
is a city located in Okayama, Japan.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 89,974 and the density of 484.43 persons per km². The total area was 185.73 km²...
, Okayama Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It had been the government office of Tsuyama Clan (Tsuyama Han) during the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
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File:Tuyama castle tensyudai.JPG|Ruins of Bergfried
Bergfried
A bergfried is a tall tower typically found in medieval castles in German-speaking countries . Its defensive function is to some extent similar to that of a keep or donjon in English or French castles...
File:Tsuyama Castle02n3200.jpg|Stone wall and Bitchū-yagura
Yagura
Yagura is the Japanese word for "tower" or "turret." The word is most often seen in reference to structures within Japanese castle compounds, but can be used in a variety of other situations as well. The bandstand tower erected for Bon Festival is often called a yagura, as are similar structures...
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File:Tsuyama Castle Bitchuu-yagura.jpg|Bitchū-yagura.
File:Tuyama castle uratetumon.JPG|Ruins of Uratetu-mon
File:Tsuyama Castle.jpg|Tsuyama Castle is mostly ruins.