| Hamada Castle | |
| Nativename-A: | Japanese: 浜田城 |
| Location: | Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan Shimane Prefecture#Japan |
| Pushpin Relief: | y |
| Type: | Mountaintop-style castle |
| Ownership: | Honda clan |
| Condition: | ruins |
| Built: | 1620 |
| Builder: | Furuta Shigeharu |
| Materials: | Stone walls |
| Demolished: | 1866 |
| Past Commanders: | Furuta Shigeharu |
is a castle structure in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.[1] [2]
The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and earthworks.[3] In 2017, the castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.[4]
| Hamada Gokoku Shrine | |
| Native Name: | 濱田護國神社 |
| Religious Affiliation: | Shinto |
| Map Type: | Japan |
| Type: | Gokoku shrine (Formerly Shokonsha) |
is a Shinto shrine located in Japan. It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it.[5] It is a Gokoku Shrine, or a shrine dedicated to war dead. Such shrines were made to serve to enshrine the war dead, and they were all considered "branches" of Yasukuni Shrine. They were renamed from Shokonsha in 1939.[6] It is located in the ruins of Hamada Castle.[7] [8]