Okayama Castle
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| Okayama Castle 岡山城 |
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| Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan | |
 Donjon Tower |
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| Type | Azuchi-Momoyama castle |
| Built | 1346-1369; major expansions 1590-1597 |
| Built by | Nawa clan (original); Ukita Hideie (1590) Kobayakawa Hideaki (1600) |
| Construction materials |
Wood, stone, plaster, tile |
| In use | 1346-1869 |
| Current condition |
Largely intact, restoration work begun in 1964 |
| Controlled by | Nawa clan (1346-unknown),Kanamitu clan (1521-1528),Ukita clan (1570-1600),Kobayakawa clan (1600-1602),Ikeda clan (1602-1869),Japan (1869-present) |
Okayama Castle (岡山城 Okayama-jō) is a castle in the city of Okayama in Okayama Prefecture in Japan.
It is popularly known as Crow Castle (鳥城 U-jō), so named because unlike every other castle in the country (except Matsumoto's, which shares the nickname) it has been painted a striking black, with only a few protruding bits and the occasional lucky fish-gargoyle (金鯱 kinshachi) gilded.
It was destroyed in World War II and rebuilt in 1966.
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