Shiroishi Castle in Miyagi

05/08/2010

The Shiroishi Castle

Shiroishi castle was of a serving family to Date Masamune the ruler of Sendai in the edo period. it is not a big castle but worth to see the old architecture.

The entrance gate to the castle

Three storied watch tower

Inside the watch tower where armors were kept

View of Sendai town from the top and the castle grounds

The castle grounds

The entrance was 300yen. well, the cool air at teh top floor was worth the money. as this is situated somewhat away from the shiroishi station we burrowed free bicycles at the station and rode all the way. The scorching sun was never kind to us so the cold water springs at the shrines and temples in the area helped a lot through out the journey.

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