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	Matsudaira Teru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She participated in the siege of Aizuwakamatsu Castle (Tsuruga Castle) and was the adoptive sister of Matsudaira Katamori, Military Commissioner of Kyoto and a prominent figure on the Tokugawa Shogunate's side during the Meiji Restoration.
		Matsudaira Teru was born as the third daughter of Hoshina Masamoto, daimyo of the Iino han in Kazusa.
		Although Teru was a new face in the castle, she quickly became the leader of the over six hundred women and children involved in the siege, partly because Toshihime had passed away in 1861.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Matsudaira_Teruko (873 words)

	Aizuwakamatsu Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aizuwakamatsu Castle (会津若松城; -jō), is a traditional fortress in northern Japan, at the center of the town of Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture.
		The castle was an important Tokugawa stronghold in the Tohoku region of Honshū.
		The castle was surrouneded in 1868 in Boshin War.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tsuruga_Castle (254 words)

	aizu
		The city center was initiated by the construction of a castle by Ashina Family.
		In 1589 Date Masamune took the castle, but his reign was short lived; Gamo Ujisato, a Hideyoshi retainer, overtook it in the 18th year of Tensho Era (1591) to rename it Tsuruga Castle.
		Tenshyukaku is the main tower of a whole castle compound and was formed originally from a watchtower built above the habitation during the civil war period of Sengoku (1467-1603).
	www3.sympatico.ca /iaido/aizu2.htm (388 words)

	Japanese Castles
		Castles built thereafter had to be approved by the Tokugawa Bakufu.
		The number of castles decreased even further during World War II when most were destroyed because they were being used for military purposes.
		The greatest concentration of castles is on Honshu in central Japan.
	tanutech.com /japan/jcastles.html (477 words)

	Torii Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Tsuruga-jo, a castle in Aizu Han which fell in 1868, was rebuilt in 1965.
		When toward their castle from the hillside of Mount Iimori, their castle town was engulfed in flames.
		During this era, the castle was an important symbol and the fate of one’s castle held as much as importance their own fate.
	www.usarj.army.mil /archives/archives/2004/jan/09/cultural/story01.htm (534 words)

	group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		This castle is known to have been established by Ashina Naomori in 1384.
		The castle grounds are lit up at night, and visitors enjoy beautiful scenery of the donjon among cherry blossoms in the spring and greenery in the summer.Tsuruga-jo Castle Folk Museum: admission 400 yen / Open 8:30 a.m.
		At that time, Tsuruga Castle was burned to the ground, and the Aizu clan was disgraced and branded as "cho teki", or "evil enemy".
	www2.hawaii.edu /~yurin/group.htm (424 words)

	Matsudaira Teru - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Matsudaira Teru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		She participated in the siege of Tsuruga Castle and was the adoptive sister of Matsudaira Katamori, Military Commissioner of Kyoto and a prominent figure on the Tokugawa Shogunate's side during the Meiji Restoration.
		The Aizu War and the Siege of Tsuruga Castle
		This eventually lead to the Aizu War and the siege of Tsuruga Castle.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Matsudaira-Teru.html (911 words)

	Aoki - Ayukawa
		Kageakira was a son of Asakura Kagetaka and held Ino Castle in Echizen Province.
		Chachamaru was the son of Ashikaga Masatomo and resided at Horigoe Castle in Izu Province.
		Sadahide served Asai Nagamasa and was the keeper of Yamamotoyama Castle on the northeastern shore of Lake Biwa in Ômi Province.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/A2.html (6601 words)

	Aizuwakamatsu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		It has a large semiconductor plant and continues to produce many traditional products, including lacquer and ceramic ware, sake, wooden and paper novelties, and decorative candles.
		Tsuruga Castle, first built in 1384 and rebuilt in 1965, is a major tourist attraction.
		Its capture by imperial forces in 1868 marked the end of civil war in Honshu.
	www.coolencyclopedia.com /words/Aizuwakamatsu (56 words)

	The Colorful Fish by Ralph Wittkopp (Aizu Wakamatsu)
		In the 16th century however a shogun named Hideyoshi Toyotomi came to the area, decided that all this was not good enough and ordered one of his aides to build a new castle from scratch and while having a go at it anyway, to reorganize the layout of the town as well.
		The Tsuruga castle of today is a rebuild of the five story design, done in 1965.
		The castle grounds are also a great place for watching the cherry blossom in late spring.
	www.colorful-fish.com /aizu.htm (921 words)

	List of castles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The List of castles is a link page for any castle in the sense of a fortified building.
		Seh Kooheh Castle in the district of Shibb Ab, Zabol
		Japanese castles (partially in English) – A list of 599 castles in Japan with pictures and maps of their locations.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-castles.htm (208 words)

	Tsurugajyo Map
		Originally the castle was named Kurokawa Yakata by Ashina Naomori.
		In 1934, when the castle grounds were designated as a national historical site, the name on the register was Wakamatsujou.
		(Sometimes the ruins of the older castles are referred to as the ruins of Wakamatsujou.) Tsuru means crane.
	awia.jp /en/sightseeing/resort/tsuru_map/tsuru_map.html (90 words)

	TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Located in the center of Aizu-Wakematsu City, Tsuruga castle, also called White Crane Castle, is a great monument to Japanese history.
		The castle was destroyed after the war and reconstructed in 1965.
		Also on the castle grounds is Rinkaku, a teahouse that was rescued from the castle's destruction.
	www.tohoku-epco.co.jp /sight_s3/hi_fs.html (491 words)

	Stories from Sendai, June 17, 2002
		Aizu-Wakamatsu is especially famous for Tsuruga Castle (Tsuruga-jo), which was the seat of power for the Aizu clan during the Edo Period of Japanese history.
		The same year as the castle was first besieged, a group of young samurai -- known as the "Byakkotai" or "White Tigers" -- saw the castle being attacked and feared it had fallen.
		The castle was eventually demolished by Restorationist forces in 1874.
	www.thomasvillecentral.com /SS10.htm (1284 words)

	Hometown Homepage - AIZU WAKAMATSU　Places to Visit
		Tsuruga-jo Castle is the symbol of Aizu Wakamatsu
		The castle grounds are lit up at night, and visitors enjoy beautiful scenery of the donjon among cherry blossoms in the spring and greenery in the summer.
		Rinkaku, which was a dedication from Shoan to tea master Ujisato, was rebuilt on castle grounds and features architecture that is rare in western Japan.
	www.infocreate.co.jp /hometown/aizu/midoko-e.html (746 words)

	Japan by Motorcycle - Day 13
		Although the present structure only dates to 1965, this castle is famous because it is the site of one of the last stands of the samurai against the Meiji imperial forces in the late 1800's.
		The castle was destroyed at that time so that it would not remain a rallying symbol for forces loyal to the shogunate.
		A little known fact is that many more castles were destroyed during the Meiji Restoration than in all of World War Two.
	www.chachich.com /jpnbike/day13.html (1788 words)

	Tsuruga -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		It faces Tsuruga Bay of the Sea of Japan.
		A flourishing port since early historic times, it was one of the main centres of communication with the Asian mainland and a major shipment centre for the former national capitals of Nara and Kyoto.
		Tsuruga's industrial base was developed after World War II with factories producing...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9073635 (319 words)

	Vocabulary of 'castle' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The history of the castle began by the construction of a fort by Governor Akamatsu Norimura of Harima county (Himeji region) in the first year of Genko era (1331).
		Unfortunately, the castle was burned out during a civil war in 1866.
		After an insistence of inhabitants of Kokura, the castle was restored in 1959.
	www.hikyaku.com /cgi-bin/jeyword?geog+castle+dico+geogifg+0 (868 words)

	Metropolis - Japan Travel: Aizu with a twist
		A visit now is rewarded with a view of the young warriors' graves, the monuments, a museum about the incident and the irrigation channel used in the escape.
		The original castle, Tsuruga-jo - built 600 years ago - whose apparent destruction inspired the mass suicide wasn't actually destroyed until 1874.
		The Byakkotai probably mistook a burning samurai residence for the castle.
	www.metropolis.co.jp /tokyotravel/tokyojapantravelarchive349/344/tokyojapantravelinc.htm (1160 words)

	Indepth Guide to the Regions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The graves of the ill-fated Byakko-tai (White tigers), a group of teenaged samurai fighting in the 1868 Boshin War, are on Iimoriyama (Mt.Iimori).
		Mistakenly believing that Tsuruga castle had been taken, they Committed mass suicide on this hill.
		Near their graves are a marble column Donated in 1928 by Italy's Fascist Party and a smaller marble one given by a German military attache in Japan.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/spn/fukushima/p4.html (588 words)

	Tsuruga Castle - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Tsuruga Castle - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The castle was constructed by Ashina Naomori in 1384, and was originally named Kurokawa Castle (黒川城; -jō); it gained its present name in 1592.
		This page was last modified 16:18, 8 Jan 2005.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Tsuruga_Castle (175 words)

	Tsuruga Castle - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Tsuruga Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Tsuruga Castle - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Tsuruga Castle.
		Here you will find more informations about Tsuruga Castle.
		The orginal Tsuruga Castle article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Tsuruga-Castle.html (205 words)

	Torii Online
		Kozuyu is a typical regional food for the Aizu-wakamatsu region in Fukushima Prefecture in northern Japan.
		Fukushima developed as a castle town and a post-station town along the Takizawa Kaido highway during the 15th century.
		Tsurugaoka-saryo at 0242-26-6052 is located near Tsurugajo, or Tsuruga castle.
	www.torii.army.mil /archives/archives/1999/dec/10/story09.htm (565 words)

	Daito_print
		It is during this siege that the two brothers were said to have dissected bodies of fallen enemy soldiers in order to study their anatomical structures.
		A sniper's bullet put an end to his life during the siege of Noda castle in april of 1573 as he approached enemy lines to listen to a defender playing his flute.
		Katsuyori besieged the castle of Nagashino in june 1575 against an alliance formed by Oda Nobugana.
	www3.sympatico.ca /iaido/Daito_print.html (3348 words)

	Aizu Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		During Aizu War, the castle and the streets were burned out but Aizu still keeps an image of the castle town.
		The mansion constructed by Ashina Naonari in the first year of Shitoku Era would be the origin of Wakamatsu Castle.
		Tenshyukaku is the main tower of a whole castle compound and was formed originally from a watchtower built above a habitation during the civil war period of Sengoku.
	www.hikyaku.com /gallery/english/aizu.htm (379 words)

	Station 41 - Tsuruga - Miner translation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		We passed Uguisu Barrier by the side, crossed over Uno Pass, and on to Mount Kaeru near the ruins of Hiuchi Castle I heard the first geese coming south.
		At dusk on the evening of the autumn full moon, I took lodgings at the harbor of Tsuruga.
		The shrine had an aura of divinity, and down upon it poured the moonlight between the trees onto the white sand, making it look as if a thick frost had spread over all.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~kohl/basho/41-tsuruga/trans-miner.html (124 words)

	Just The Fax April 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The Tsuruga Castle Sakura Matsuri will take place on the 16th and 17th April.
		This is when you can see the mikoshi (portable shrine) being carried into the castle grounds and hear taiko (Japanese drumming) performance.
		The castle will also be lit up in the evening during this season from 9th April to 8th May until 9:30pm.
	awia.jp /en/just_the_fax/apr05.htm (720 words)

	Japan Gourmet Expedition, October 2000 - Matt Wegener and Masayuki Arai
		We drove to Tsuruga-jo castle at Aizu-Wakamatsu - a large town in the valley surrounded by mountains.
		The weather was fine with some sun and 21°C. After reorganizing we walked back to the station and went on a sightseeing bus tour to the Nijo castle and Toei-Uzumasa-Eigamura Movie-land Park.
		At the Nijo castle, which was built in 1603 for the 3rd Shogun Ieyasu, we walked inside the large wooden structure Ninomaru palace and then the gardens.
	mattw.de /japan00 (4232 words)

	Japan - Aizu-Wakamatsu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Gamou Ujisato extended the castle in 1593 and renmaned in Tsuruga-jo.
		In 1874, the Meiji government burnt down the castle, which symbolized the samurai spirit of the region.
		In 1965, Tsuruga-jo Castle (￥400, open 8:30am-5pm) was reconstructed in accordance with its original design.
	www.odyssei.com /travel-tips/5726.html (328 words)

	Edo Castle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		At times, Edo Castle had a (The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress) donjon in the style typical of castles of (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan.
		However, (Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity) earthquakes and (The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy) fires took their toll, and throughout most of the Edo period (and since), it had no such structure.
		Despite this, (Click link for more info and facts about jidaigeki) jidaigeki (such as (Click link for more info and facts about Abarembo Shogun) Abarembo Shogun) set in Edo usually depict Edo Castle as having a donjon, and substitute (Click link for more info and facts about Himeji Castle) Himeji Castle for that purpose.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ed/Edo_Castle.htm (316 words)

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