{"id":277444,"date":"2026-07-22T13:17:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/travelpost\/%e4%b8%b8%e5%b2%a1%e5%9f%8e%e9%9c%9e%e3%83%b6%e5%9f%8e\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:17:45","slug":"%e4%b8%b8%e5%b2%a1%e5%9f%8e%e9%9c%9e%e3%83%b6%e5%9f%8e","status":"publish","type":"travelpost","link":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/travelpost\/277444\/","title":{"rendered":"Maruoka Castle (Kasumiga Castle)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SI_26017552_150832.jpg\"\/><br \/>One of the 12 existing tenshu, an important cultural property of the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SI_26017552_88468.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oss.allway-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SI_26017552_88469.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The information provided reflects the details available at the time of the survey.<br \/>Please note that facility details may change due to the facility\u2019s circumstances, so please check for the latest information before visiting.\nThis content has been translated using machine translation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Information provided by: JTB Publishing<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This content uses automatic translation services. Automatic translations may not always be accurate.<br \/>Please note that the translated content may differ from the original meaning. We ask for your understanding when using this content.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 4th year of Tensh\u014d (1576), Katsutoyo, the nephew of Shibata Katsuie, built the castle. The main keep is a two-story, three-floor structure with a lookout on the upper level, and the roof is covered with stone tiles. It is the only existing main keep in the Hokuriku region and is designated as an Important Cultural Property of the country. The stone monument on the northeast side of the main keep, known as \"Ippitsukeij\u014d\u2026\", is famous as the shortest letter in Japan. It was written by Honda Sakuzabur\u014d Shigeharu, a loyal retainer of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and sent to his wife from the battlefield. The surrounding area has been developed as Kasumigaj\u014d Park, a famous spot where cherry blossoms bloom beautifully in spring.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":204252,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"categories":[75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-277444","travelpost","type-travelpost","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spot"],"acf":[],"permalink_manager":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost\/277444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/travelpost"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/travelpost\/277444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allway-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}