Mito Castle (Mito, Ibaraki Capital City)

Japan / Ibaraki / Mito / Mito, Ibaraki Capital City
 castle, park, ruined castle, interesting place, historic ruins
Built between 1190—1198 and demolished in 1871 during the Meiji reforms. Currently, only moats (partly), ruined mud ramparts and (restored) gates remain. Partly, the territory is a prefectural park; also, there are municipal administration buildings and schools.

Originally residence of Sukemoto family, since 1600s it was the residence of the Mito btanch of Tokugawa family.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mito,_Ibaraki
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Coordinates:   36°22'23"N   140°28'54"E

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  • Photo: Yakui-mon (Doctors' Gate) - from http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Mito_castle_yakuimon.jpg
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