Miharu Castle

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Miharu Castle (Miharu-jō) is a hilltop-style Japanese castle located in the town of Miharu, Tamura District, Fukushima Prefecture, in the southern Tōhoku region of Japan. It is also called Maizuru Castle. Built in 1543, the castle and its surrounding land are maintained by the government of Japan as a public park. Constructed during the Sengoku period, the castle was occupied by a succession of daimyō of Miharu Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Today, the site is a public park, renowned for its sakura.

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