Bitchū Matsuyama Castle

Bitchū Matsuyama Castle (備中松山城, Bitchū Matsuyama-jō), also known as Takahashi Castle (高梁城), is a Japanese castle located in the city of Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. Along with having one of only twelve remaining original tenshu (main keeps) in the country, Bitchū Matsuyama Castle is notable as the castle with the highest elevation above sea level in Japan at 430 meters (1410 ft). It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1956.

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Bitchū Matsuyama Castle ranks #1,078 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #53 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1240, it is older than 73% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 10,200 times in the last 60 days, more than 93% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Okayama, 32 km away. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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