Miyagi
Sendai
Taihaku-ku

Sendai Castle

Aoba Castle is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, daimyō of Sendai Domain.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Aoba Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Miyagi Gokoku Shrine and Sendai City Museum.

Shinto shrine
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Miyagiken Gokoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in , , Japan. It enshrines the kami of "martyrs of the state" and its annual festivals take place on April 30, May 1, and October 23.

Museum
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the main of Sendai, , and is located in the former Third Bailey of Sendai Castle. The museum displays various artifacts related to the Date clan and the history of Sendai. is situated 380 metres north of Sendai Castle.

Bridge
Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
is situated 410 metres southwest of Sendai Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aoba and Kashiwagi.

Suburb
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Aoba-ku is one of five wards of , the largest city in the of Japan. Aoba-ku encompasses 302.278 km² and had a population of 296,551, with 147,622 households as of March 1, 2012.

Quarter
Photo: 七厩拓, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km north of Sendai Castle.

Suburb
Photo: Bachstelze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wakabayashi-ku is the eastern ward of the city Sendai, in , . As of 1 June 2019, the ward had a population of 138,102 and a population density of 2715 persons per km² in 63583 households. is situated 4 km east of Sendai Castle.

Sendai Castle

Latitude
38.25268° or 38° 15′ 10″ north
Longitude
140.85598° or 140° 51′ 22″ east
Open location code
8RC27V34+39
Open­Street­Map ID
way 60100947
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q598621
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Sendai Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “castell de Sendai”
  • Chinese: “仙台城”
  • Czech: “hrad v Sendai”
  • Czech: “sendaiský hrad”
  • French: “Château d’Aoba”
  • French: “château de Sendai”
  • French: “Château de Sendai”
  • German: “Burg Sendai”
  • Greek: “Γκοτζό-ρο”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Αόμπα”
  • Greek: “Σεντάι-τζο”
  • Japanese: “Sendai-jō”
  • Japanese: “せんだいじょう”
  • Japanese: “五城楼”
  • Japanese: “仙台城”
  • Japanese: “青葉城”
  • Korean: “센다이성”
  • Malayalam: “അയോബ കാസിൽ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sendai-borgen”
  • Persian: “قلعه آئوبا”
  • Polish: “Zamek Aoba”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Aoba”
  • Russian: “Замок Аоба”
  • Russian: “Сендайский замок”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Aoba”
  • Turkish: “Aoba Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 歴史博物館青葉城資料展示館 and 宮城県護国神社.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sendai Castle”. Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.