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Castle-Guard Residences

Just south of the castle ruins is a street of original row houses built as residences for the samurai charged with guarding the castle. One (closest to the castle grounds) is open to the public; the others, hidden behind neat hedgerows, are still homes (modernised inside), some occupied by descendants of the original guards.

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