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Taga Castle
38.3067° N, 140.9883° E
About
Taga Castle (多賀城, Taga-jō) was a jōsaku-style Japanese castle built in the late Nara period in what is now part of the city of Tagajō in Miyagi prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshu, Japan. Bashō tells of his visit to the site in Oku no Hosomichi. The ruins of Taga-jō and its former temple have been designated a Special Historic Site (特別史跡) since 1922.
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Historical Timeline
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Nanboku-chō period occupation
Nanboku-chō period
Migration after 715 earthquake
715 AD
Foundation of Taga Castle
724 AD
Renovation by Fujiwara Asakari
762 AD
Sacked by Emishi
780 AD
Frontier shifts northward
802 AD
Damage from Jōgan tsunami
869 AD
Administrative collapse and decline
10th century
Final decline with Hiraizumi rise
12th century
Special Historic Site designation
1922
Initial archaeological excavations
1955
Extensive archaeological investigations
1976
Tagajō stele Important Cultural Property
1998
Listed among 100 Fine Castles of Japan
2006
Archaeological Features
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Storage Structures
Defensive Structures
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Public and Civic Structures
Industrial and Craft Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Artistic and Decorative Features
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
Transportation and Communication Structures
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