Kaerikumo Castle

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Kaerikumo Castle (Hepburn: Kaerikumo-jō / Kaerigumo-jō / Kiun-jō, lit. 'Castle Clouds Back') is a castle that is said to have existed in Shirakawa Village in the Hida region, Japan, being served as the castle of the Uchigashima clan, from the end of the Muromachi period to the end of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. It is well known a castle that was buried overnight by 1586 Tenshō earthquake. The exact location of this castle is unknown.

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