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title: Mito Castle Moat
author: Monado
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mito Castle Moat
_Authored by Monado_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14145.jpg)
## Image Caption
Mito Castle was established in 1214, during the [Kamakura Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kamakura_Period/) in [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). The castle was damaged by a fire in the 18th Century, and was destroyed during the [Meiji period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Meiji_Period/). Ruins of Mito Castle's moat and a few other structures remain. In Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mito_castle_sannomaru_karabori.jpg) by [**Monado**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mito_castle_sannomaru_karabori.jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 31 May 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.