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Hamada Castle (浜田城, Hamada-jō) is a castle structure in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Stone wall of Sannomaru base
TypeMountaintop-style castle
OwnerHonda clan
Conditionruins
Coordinates34°54′10″N 132°04′24″E
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Hamada Castle
浜田城
Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Stone wall of Sannomaru base
Site information
TypeMountaintop-style castle
OwnerHonda clan
Conditionruins
Location
Hamada Castle is located in Shimane Prefecture
Hamada Castle
Hamada Castle
Location within Shimane Prefecture
Hamada Castle is located in Japan
Hamada Castle
Hamada Castle
Location within Japan
Coordinates34°54′10″N 132°04′24″E
Site history
Built1620
Built byFuruta Shigeharu
MaterialsStone walls
Demolished1866
Garrison information
Past commanders
Furuta Shigeharu
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The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and earthworks.[3] In 2017, the castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.[4]

Gokoku Shrine

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Hamada Gokoku Shrine
濱田護國神社
Hamada Castle is located in Japan
Hamada Castle
Location within Japan
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Type
Gokoku shrine
(Formerly Shokonsha)
Glossary of Shinto
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Hamada Gokoku Shrine [ja] 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.[5] It is a Gokoku Shrine, or a shrine dedicated to war dead.[6] 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.[7] It is located in the ruins of Hamada Castle.[8][6]

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