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”, “sendaiský hrad”, “Γκοτζό-ρο”, “Σεντάι-τζο”, “Сендайский замок”, “五城楼”, and “青葉城”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Miyagi Gokoku Shrine and Sendai City Museum.

Shinto shrine
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Miyagiken Gokoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in , , Japan.

Museum
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The is the main of Sendai… is situated 380 metres north of Sendai Castle.

Public building
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is a public building, which is situated 550 metres northeast 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.

Quarter
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is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km north of Sendai Castle.

Suburb
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Wakabayashi-ku is the eastern ward of the city Sendai, in , . 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”
  • French: “Château d’Aoba”
  • French: “château de Sendai”
  • French: “Château de Sendai”
  • German: “Burg Sendai”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Αόμπα”
  • Japanese: “Sendai-jō”
  • Japanese: “せんだいじょう”
  • Japanese: “仙台城”
  • Korean: “센다이성”
  • Malayalam: “അയോബ കാസിൽ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sendai-borgen”
  • Persian: “قلعه آئوبا”
  • Polish: “Zamek Aoba”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Aoba”
  • Russian: “Замок Аоба”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Aoba”
  • Turkish: “Aoba Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

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

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 護國神社神社恒例祭祀 and 由緒.

Miyagi: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Ishinomaki and Kesennuma.

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