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Castle, West Africa, see <a href="/wiki/Osu_Castle" title="Osu Castle">Osu Castle</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ozu-_castle1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Ozu-_castle1.jpg/220px-Ozu-_castle1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Ozu-_castle1.jpg/330px-Ozu-_castle1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Ozu-_castle1.jpg/440px-Ozu-_castle1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Ōzu castle main keep and the <i>Kōran yagura</i></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Ōzu Castle</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">大洲城</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ōzu-jō</i></span>)</span>, also known as <b>Jizōgatake Castle</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">地蔵ヶ嶽城</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Jizō-ga-take-jō</i></span>)</span>, is a <a href="/wiki/Japanese_castle" title="Japanese castle">castle</a> located in <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Czu,_Ehime" title="Ōzu, Ehime">Ōzu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ehime_Prefecture" title="Ehime Prefecture">Ehime Prefecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. The earliest recorded defensive structures date back to the beginning of the 14th century and were supposedly built by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Utsunomiya_Toyofusa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Utsunomiya Toyofusa (page does not exist)">Utsunomiya Toyofusa</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1888, deterioration of the castle <a href="/wiki/Keep" title="Keep">keep</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">天守</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Tenshu" title="Tenshu">tenshu</a></i></span>)</span> led to its demolition; it was later rebuilt in 2004 according to traditional construction methods. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C5%8Czu_Castle&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Burg_Ozu_Plan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Burg_Ozu_Plan.jpg/220px-Burg_Ozu_Plan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Burg_Ozu_Plan.jpg/330px-Burg_Ozu_Plan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Burg_Ozu_Plan.jpg/440px-Burg_Ozu_Plan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="908" data-file-height="1050" /></a><figcaption>Layout plan of the castle</figcaption></figure> <p>Local records<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> state that, by 1331, barricades and small fortresses punctuated the <i>Jizōgatake</i>, the strategic mound which overlooks the river <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiji_River&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hiji River (page does not exist)">Hiji</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">肱川</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Hiji-kawa</i></span>)</span>. The more elaborate defensive compound as it stands today, was erected sometime between 1585–1617. <a href="/wiki/Toyotomi_Hideyoshi" title="Toyotomi Hideyoshi">Toyotomi Hideyoshi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tokugawa_Ieyasu" title="Tokugawa Ieyasu">Tokugawa Ieyasu</a>'s campaigns to unify Japan brought with them a continuous state of change to the rulers of <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Czu_Domain" title="Ōzu Domain">Ōzu</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">大洲藩</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ōzu-han</i></span>)</span>. These included the <i><a href="/wiki/Daimy%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Daimyō">daimyō</a></i> (feudal lord) <a href="/wiki/Wakisaka_Yasuharu" title="Wakisaka Yasuharu">Wakisaka Yasuharu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kobayakawa_Takakage" title="Kobayakawa Takakage">Kobayakawa Takakage</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Toda_Katsutaka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Toda Katsutaka (page does not exist)">Toda Katsutaka</a>, and <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dd%C5%8D_Takatora" title="Tōdō Takatora">Tōdō Takatora</a>. Takatora was a castle designer of some renown and is believed to have been the major contributor to the overall outline of the current structure.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1617, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kat%C5%8D_Sadayasu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Katō Sadayasu (page does not exist)">Katō Sadayasu</a> from Yonago province, took possession of <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Czu_Domain" title="Ōzu Domain">Ōzu</a>. The Katō clan retained control of the domain over the span of 13 generations, until the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Meiji_Restoration" title="Meiji Restoration">Meiji Restoration</a> which began in 1868.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Meiji_era" title="Meiji era">Meiji</a> era (1868–1912), abandoned and left at the mercy of the elements, the castle deteriorated rapidly. After 20 years of neglect, in 1888, the main keep was on the verge of collapse and was thus demolished. Nonetheless, its two surrounding <a href="/wiki/Turret_(architecture)" title="Turret (architecture)">turrets</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">櫓</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn"><i><a href="/wiki/Yagura_(tower)" title="Yagura (tower)">yagura</a></i></i></span>)</span>, <i>Koran</i> and <i>Daidokoro</i>, were left intact.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> These turrets, built in the late <a href="/wiki/Edo_period" title="Edo period">Edo period</a> (1603–1868), as well as the turrets named <i>Owata</i> and <i>Minami Sumi</i> were marked as <a href="/wiki/Important_Cultural_Property_(Japan)" title="Important Cultural Property (Japan)">Important Cultural Property</a> in 1957 by the <a href="/wiki/Agency_for_Cultural_Affairs" title="Agency for Cultural Affairs">Agency for Cultural Affairs</a> of the Japanese Government.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recent_developments">Recent developments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C5%8Czu_Castle&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Recent developments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ozu_Castle_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Ozu_Castle_2009.jpg/220px-Ozu_Castle_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Ozu_Castle_2009.jpg/330px-Ozu_Castle_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Ozu_Castle_2009.jpg/440px-Ozu_Castle_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1680" /></a><figcaption>from right: <i>Daidokoro</i>, main keep, <i>Kōran yagura</i></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ozu_Castle_Owata-yagura.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Ozu_Castle_Owata-yagura.jpg/220px-Ozu_Castle_Owata-yagura.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Ozu_Castle_Owata-yagura.jpg/330px-Ozu_Castle_Owata-yagura.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Ozu_Castle_Owata-yagura.jpg/440px-Ozu_Castle_Owata-yagura.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a><figcaption><i>Ōwata yagura</i></figcaption></figure> <p>In 2004, efforts by local citizens and city officials culminated in the construction of a new keep at a cost of 1.6 billion <a href="/wiki/Japanese_yen" title="Japanese yen">JPY</a> (roughly equivalent to <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a> 10,7 million in 2004). </p><p>Old photographs, maps and the discovery of an old model depicting the castle's original structure allowed for a historically faithful reconstruction while traditional assembling techniques and natural materials were employed. The focus on historical accuracy supposedly eased the construction efforts while the project also gave new life to otherwise dying forms of specialized craftmanship such as carpenters and blacksmiths.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>At a height of 19.15 m (62 ft 10 in), it stands as the highest timber structure to have been erected since the enactment of the first post-war <a href="/w/index.php?title=Building_standards_law&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Building standards law (page does not exist)">building standards law</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">建築基準法</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">kenchiku kijun hō</i></span>)</span> in 1950.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The castle is open to visitors and in an attempt to revive the local economy through tourism, overnight stays are also possible.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Images">Images</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C5%8Czu_Castle&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Images"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ozu_Castle_%26_Hiji_River.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ōzu Castle & Hiji River at dusk"><img alt="Ōzu Castle & Hiji River at dusk" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Ozu_Castle_%26_Hiji_River.jpg/120px-Ozu_Castle_%26_Hiji_River.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Ozu_Castle_%26_Hiji_River.jpg/180px-Ozu_Castle_%26_Hiji_River.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Ozu_Castle_%26_Hiji_River.jpg/240px-Ozu_Castle_%26_Hiji_River.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3720" data-file-height="2480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ōzu Castle & Hiji River at dusk</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ozu_Castle_clouds.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ōzu Castle and Hiji River"><img alt="Ōzu Castle and Hiji River" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Ozu_Castle_clouds.jpg/90px-Ozu_Castle_clouds.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Ozu_Castle_clouds.jpg/135px-Ozu_Castle_clouds.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Ozu_Castle_clouds.jpg/180px-Ozu_Castle_clouds.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ōzu Castle and Hiji River</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sakura_Ozu.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cherry blossom at Ōzu Castle"><img alt="Cherry blossom at Ōzu Castle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Sakura_Ozu.jpg/90px-Sakura_Ozu.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Sakura_Ozu.jpg/135px-Sakura_Ozu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Sakura_Ozu.jpg/180px-Sakura_Ozu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cherry blossom at Ōzu Castle</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C5%8Czu_Castle&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan%27s_Top_100_Castles" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan's Top 100 Castles">Japan's Top 100 Castles</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C5%8Czu_Castle&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDe_Lange2021" class="citation book cs1">De Lange, William (2021). <i>An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles</i>. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-9492722300" title="Special:BookSources/978-9492722300"><bdi>978-9492722300</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=An+Encyclopedia+of+Japanese+Castles&rft.place=Groningen&rft.pages=600+pages&rft.pub=Toyo+Press&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=978-9492722300&rft.aulast=De+Lange&rft.aufirst=William&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A%C5%8Czu+Castle" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C5%8Czu_Castle&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">大洲市詩　増補改訂(上、下) 1996年 (JP only) Municipal History Records. Ōzu City. 1996 (vol. I & II)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTurnbull2003" class="citation book cs1">Turnbull, Steven (2003). <i>Japanese Castles 1540–1640 (Fortress)</i>. <a href="/wiki/Osprey_Publishing" title="Osprey Publishing">Osprey Publishing</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84176-429-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84176-429-0"><bdi>978-1-84176-429-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Japanese+Castles+1540%E2%80%931640+%28Fortress%29&rft.pub=Osprey+Publishing&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-1-84176-429-0&rft.aulast=Turnbull&rft.aufirst=Steven&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A%C5%8Czu+Castle" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWong" class="citation web cs1">Wong, Maggie Hiufu. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/ozu-castle-town-urban-regeneration/index.html">"Japan's first-ever hotel in a wooden castle breathes new life into fading rural town"</a>. <i>CNN</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CNN&rft.atitle=Japan%27s+first-ever+hotel+in+a+wooden+castle+breathes+new+life+into+fading+rural+town&rft.aulast=Wong&rft.aufirst=Maggie+Hiufu&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Ftravel%2Farticle%2Fozu-castle-town-urban-regeneration%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A%C5%8Czu+Castle" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBenesch2019" class="citation book cs1">Benesch, Oleg and Ran Zwigenberg (2019). <i>Japan's Castles: Citadels of Modernity in War and Peace</i>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 374. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781108481946" title="Special:BookSources/9781108481946"><bdi>9781108481946</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Japan%27s+Castles%3A+Citadels+of+Modernity+in+War+and+Peace&rft.place=Cambridge&rft.pages=374&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=2019&rft.isbn=9781108481946&rft.aulast=Benesch&rft.aufirst=Oleg+and+Ran+Zwigenberg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A%C5%8Czu+Castle" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMotoo1986" class="citation book cs1">Motoo, Hinago (1986). <i>Japanese Castles</i>. Tokyo: Kodansha. pp. 200 pages. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87011-766-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-87011-766-1"><bdi>0-87011-766-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Japanese+Castles&rft.place=Tokyo&rft.pages=200+pages&rft.pub=Kodansha&rft.date=1986&rft.isbn=0-87011-766-1&rft.aulast=Motoo&rft.aufirst=Hinago&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A%C5%8Czu+Castle" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C5%8Czu_Castle&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/12px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/18px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/24px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span> Media related to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:%C5%8Czu_Castle" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Ōzu Castle">Ōzu Castle</a> at Wikimedia Commons </p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.city.ozu.ehime.jp/bunkazaitanbou/ozu_en.html">Ōzu Castle</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ozucastle.com/en/">Ōzu Castle. 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