Kinjo Castle

…The ruins of a castle in Higashi-ku, Osaka City. It is also called Kinjo Castle. The northern end of the Kamimachi Plateau where the castle is located is a strategic location with the Yodo River to the north, a tributary of the Yamato River and marshes to the east, and flat land facing the sea to the west, with the plateau continuing only to the south. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…大阪市東区にある城跡。金(錦)城ともいう。城の位置する上町台地の北端は，北側に淀川，東に大和川支流と低湿地，西は平地から海に臨み，南方にのみ台地が続くという要害の地である。…

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