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Chiran Castle

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Chiran Castle in Japan
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Chiran Castle (知覧城, Chiran-jō) was a Japanese castle located in the Chiran area of the city of Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1993.

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Chiran Castle ranks #3,572 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #218 of the 229 mapped in Japan. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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