Komine Castle
Komine Castle is a Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Shirakawa, southern Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the middle to later Edo period, Komine Castle was home to the Abe clan, daimyō of Shirakawa Domain.Photo: Baku13, CC BY-SA 2.1 jp.
- Type: Castle
- Description: fortification in Shirakawa, Japan
- Also known as: “Shirakawa-Komine Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shirakawa and Shirakawa Post Office.
Shirakawa
Railway station
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shirakawa Station is a railway station in the city of Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Shirakawa is situated 300 metres south of Komine Castle.
Shirakawa Post Office
Post office
Photo: Asasa198, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shirakawa Post Office is situated 1 km southwest of Komine Castle.
Shirakawa Kosei Sogo Hospital
Hospital building
Photo: Yauchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shirakawa Kosei Sogo Hospital is a hospital building, which is situated 1½ km north of Komine Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nishigo and Izumizaki.
Nishigo
Village
Photo: Altomarina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishigō is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2020, the village had an estimated population of 20,351 in 7618 households and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the village was 192.06 square kilometres. Nishigo is situated 5 km west of Komine Castle.
Izumizaki
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Izumizaki is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2020, the village had an estimated population of 6,265 in 2179 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km². The total area of the village was 35.43 square kilometres. Izumizaki is situated 8 km east of Komine Castle.
Komine Castle
- Categories: Japanese castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shirakawa, Fukushima, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.13274° or 37° 7′ 58″ northLongitude
140.21383° or 140° 12′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8R9246M7+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 1945096249OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q522630
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Komine Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Komine”
- Catalan: “Castell Komine”
- Chinese: “白河小峰城”
- French: “castel de Komine”
- French: “château de Komine”
- French: “Château de Komine”
- German: “Burg Shirakawa-Komine”
- Indonesian: “Istana Komine”
- Japanese: “Komine-jō”
- Japanese: “こみねじょう”
- Japanese: “小峰城”
- Japanese: “白河城”
- Japanese: “白河小峰城”
- Korean: “고미네성”
- Malayalam: “കോമൈൻ കാസിൽ”
- Spanish: “Castillo Komine”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shiroyama Koen Park and 白河小峰城合同庁舎.
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