Hirosaki Castle Hirosakijo was built in 1611 by the Tsugaru Clan. A three-storey castle tower, fortified moats, castle gates and some corner turrets yagura survive or were reconstructed.The castle is located in Hirosaki Park,a spacious public park of about 0.6 square kilometers.The castle`s original five-story keep burnt down in 1627 after being struck by lightning. Rebuilt in 1810, the present three-story keep is the only one in the Tohoku Region that was not rebuilt in the modern era, amongst only a handful in all of Japan.

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