Kanazawa Castle
Kanazawa Castle (金沢城)
Information : This area was a temple of Jodo Shinshu before Nobunaga Oda attacked here in 1580. After a war, Moriyoshi Sakuma owned it and changed that name from Oyama Gobo to Kanazawa castle. Kenrokuen (one of three best Japanese landscape gardens) is located next to this castle.
The official Web : http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kanazawajou/index_e.html
Built in : 1580
The main lord of a castle：Morimasa Sakuma
In use: until 1871
Link : A photo of Kanazawa Castle on Wikipedia
Address
Marunouchi, Kanazawa city, Ishikawa
Access
15 min by bus from Kanazawa station
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