Bitchu Takamatsu Castle Ruins

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This castle site is engraved in history for the "Water Attack," an astonishing tactic used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Sengoku period. Currently maintained as a park, remnants such as the giant embankments built to besiege the castle still convey memories of the fierce battle of that time. Especially in summer, beautiful lotus flowers bloom to fill the former moats, known as "Muneharu Lotus" to please the eyes of visitors. Along with the story of the castle lord Muneharu Shimizu, who protected his samurai pride to the end, you can quietly trace the place that became a major turning point in Japanese Sengoku history.

Bitchu Takamatsu Castle Ruins
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【備中高松城址】～空旅時間～ 岡山市を感じるスカイウォーク

【備中高松城址】～空旅時間～ 岡山市を感じるスカイウォーク

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Bitchu Takamatsu Castle Ruins

Address
558-2 Takamatsu, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama
Website
https://www.okayama-kanko.net/
Operator
Okayama City Tourism and Convention Association

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