Ōtemon Gate, Komorojō Castle

Beautiful sakura!

The castle and garden at Komoro are fabulous when sakura is peak. After leaving the train station, follow the crowds to the castle. When you see the Tourist Information Center look for the toilets j...

Poor night Sakura

If you are there for night Sakura in mid April, you can skip this place as the night was extremely dim and we could not really appreciate the flowers. It was a nice park but not a good place for Sakur...

Only the sanmon (3rd gate remains) but well worth visiting.

The Castle Ruins Park Kaikoen in Komoro City is well worth seeing if you are in the area. Not much remains of the castle except foundations and a few walls but it has been turned into a very lovely p...

Imperial Japan Ruins

Dating to 16th century the castle is a witness to Imperial Japan of those times and now within the castle is a garden and a zoo . This is mere 15 mts walk from Komoro Station where one arrives from ...

The main gate of komoro Castle was on the north side of komoro station.

Original Text

　The main gate of Komoro Castle is the main gate of the castle. It was on the north side of Komoro Station. The Komoroen I visited after this is the ruins of Komoro Castle, so Komoro Castle means that it spread across the current railway tracks. This Otemon gate was built in 1612 when Hidehisa Sengoku built Komoro Castle, and it is said that it was built by inviting carpenters from Edo. It was a magnificent tower gate with plenty of width. Also, the roof is tiled. At that time, the tile gate was rare, so it was also called the tile gate ...