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Okayama Castle
岡山城Okayama
Historic area
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Okayama Castle is a hilltop castle in Kita-ku, Okayama, known for its black exterior, which earned it the nickname Crow Castle. The main keep was completed in 1597 under Ukita Hideie, destroyed in the 1945 air raids and rebuilt in concrete in 1966.
Two turrets, the Tsukimi Yagura and the Nishinomaru Nishite Yagura, survived and are Important Cultural Properties. The Ikeda clan, which took over after Kobayakawa Hideaki, later added Kōraku-en as a garden beside the castle. Inside the rebuilt keep, displays trace the castle's history, with much attention to the Ikeda era. A few roof ornaments, including fish-shaped gargoyles, are gilded, and the black keep is often compared with the white Himeji Castle in the neighbouring prefecture.
Goshuin within a short walk
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Visit Duration
75 minutes
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