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Okayama Castle

Buildings and structures in Japan destroyed during World War IIBuildings and structures in OkayamaCastles in Okayama PrefectureHistoric Sites of JapanHistory museums in Japan
Houses completed in 1597Ikeda clanImportant Cultural Properties of JapanKobayakawa clanMuseums in OkayamaUkita clan
Okayama Castle, November 2016 04
Okayama Castle, November 2016 04

Okayama Castle (岡山城, Okayama-jō) is a Japanese castle in the city of Okayama in Okayama Prefecture in Japan. The main tower was completed in 1597, destroyed in 1945 and replicated in concrete in 1966. Two of the watch towers survived the bombing of 1945 and are now listed by the national Agency for Cultural Affairs as Important Cultural Properties. In stark contrast to the white "Egret Castle" of neighboring Himeji, Okayama Castle has a black exterior, earning it the nickname Crow Castle (烏城, U-jō) or "castle of the black bird". (The black castle of Matsumoto in Nagano is also known as "Crow Castle", but it is karasu-jō in Japanese.) Today, only a few parts of Okayama Castle's roof (including the fish-shaped-gargoyles) are gilded, but prior to the Battle of Sekigahara the main keep also featured gilded roof tiles, earning it the nickname Golden Crow Castle (金烏城, Kin U-jō).

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Okayama Castle
Tsukimi Bridge, Okayama North Ward

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岡山城 (烏城;金烏城)

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700-0823 Okayama, North Ward
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