Kōriyama Castle Ruins
郡山城跡
Sixteenth-century castle ruins in Fukushima, now a park preserving stone walls and moats from the former stronghold of the Gamō and Ashina clans.
Koriyama Castle is a castle located in the city of Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the 16th century by the Gamō clan and was later controlled by the Ashina clan. The castle was dismantled in the Meiji period and only a few stone walls and the moat remain today. The castle grounds are now home to a park, and the castle ruins are designated as a National Historic Site.
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