Shiroishi, Miyagi
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Shiroishi is a city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the city had an estimated population of 33,330 and a population density of 120 persons per km2 in 14,242 households. The total area
Shiroishi montage, Top: Zao Mount Range and Shiroishi River, Middle left: Shiroishi Castle, Middle upper right: Kamasaka Spa, Middle lower right: Yajiro Kokeshi, Bottom left: Shiroishi Hot Noodle (Umen), Bottom right: Mausoleum of the Katakura Clan.
Shiroishi City Hall
Panorama view of Shiroishi
Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
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The Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei was a Japanese military-political coalition established and disestablished over the course of several months in early to mid-1868 during the Boshin War. Its flag was either a w
Shiroishi, Miyagi
…During the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration, Shiroishi Castle was the site of a battle between the pro-imperial and pro-Tokugawa forces of the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei. After the end of the Boshin War, the Nambu clan of Morioka Domain was briefly relocated to a reduced domain centered on Shiroishi by the Meiji government…
Standard-bearer at the 2006 Aizu Parade bearing the flag of the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
Troops from Sendai, following their mobilization in April, joined the Northern Alliance against Imperial troops in May 1868.