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Article about this video can be found here https://studio-kuruwa.com/archives/3699 Sendai is the largest city in Tohoku, with a population of over 1 million. Located on Aobayama, overlooking this huge city from the west, is Sendai Castle. As you know, it was built by the one-eyed dragon Date Masamune. It was used as the residence of the Date clan, which had a fief of 620,000 koku, until the end of the Edo period. It was the castle of one of Japan's leading feudal lords, and it is said that at the time, luxurious palaces were lined up. It is now a tourist attraction visited by many people, and in front of the equestrian statue of Masamune at the site of the main citadel, it has become a photo spot that is representative of Sendai. However, when you actually visit, the remains of a castle are modest. There are stone walls and a reconstructed turret, but there is no castle tower or any trace of it that shows the dignity of the Date clan. In fact, Sendai Castle is a very mysterious castle. It is not small in scale at all, but compared to other castles built at the same time, the emphasis is a little different. After all, it is unusual for a castle to be built on such a high mountain at the beginning of the Edo period. Sendai Castle does not have a castle tower, and to be honest, the layout of the castle is unclear. What was Date Masamune thinking when he built Sendai Castle? Let's visit the ruins of the castle and find out.