Named for Aoba Castle (青葉城, Aoba-jō), also known as Sendai-jō (仙台城) and Gojō-rō (五城楼), located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, which was constructed in 1601 by Date Masamune. The castle was destroyed repeatedly by earthquakes and fires over the centuries, most notably in the years 1616, 1648, 1668, and 1710. It was partially dismantled in the 1870s and a large fire in 1882 destroyed much of the remaining structure.
