Hamada Castle


Hamada Castle is a castle structure in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

Current

The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and earthworks. In 2017, the castle was listed as one of the Continued [Top 100 Japanese Castles].

Gokoku Shrine

is a Shinto shrine located in Japan. It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it. It is a Gokoku Shrine, or a shrine dedicated to war dead. Such shrines were made to serve to enshrine the war dead, and they were all considered "branches" of Yasukuni Shrine. They were renamed from Shokonsha in 1939. It is located in the ruins of Hamada Castle.

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Category:Beppyo shrines
Category:Gokoku shrines
Category:1938 establishments
Category:Hamada, Shimane
Category:Castles in [Shimane Prefecture]
Category:Former [castles in Japan]
Category:Designated historic sites of Shimane Prefecture