Japan · 12th century
Ashikaga Clan Residence (Banna-ji) ranks #1,827 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #112 of the 295 mapped in Japan. Founded 1196, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,912 times in the last 60 days, more than 83% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tokyo, 75 km away. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
Banna-ji (鑁阿寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon tradition in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, in northern Kantō region of Japan. The honzon of the temple is a statue of Dainichi Nyōrai, leading to the temple's nickname of Dainichisama. The temple is built on the ruins of the ancestral fortified residence of the Ashikaga clan who ruled Japan during the Muromachi shogunate, and its grounds are a National Historic Site
Text adapted from “Banna-ji” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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