Fushimi Castle

Fushimi Castle (伏見城, Fushimi-jō), also known as Momoyama Castle (桃山城, Momoyama-jō) or Fushimi-Momoyama Castle, is a Japanese castle located in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto.

Fushimi Castle was constructed from 1592 to 1594 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the end of the Sengoku period as his retirement residence. Fushimi Castle was destroyed in the 1596 Keichō–Fushimi earthquake and rebuilt before eventually being demolished in 1623 and its site later used for the tomb of Emperor Meiji. The current Fushimi Castle is a replica constructed in 1964 near the original site in Fushimi.

The Azuchi–Momoyama period of Japanese history partially takes its name from Fushimi Castle.

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Fushimi Castle ranks #204 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1594, it is older than 34% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 42,692 times in the last 60 days, more than 99% of the atlas. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kyoto, 8 km away. It is one of the 71 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Kansai. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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