Castle
Gujō Hachiman Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century
Gujō Hachiman Castle (郡上八幡城, Gujō Hachiman-jō) is a yamashiro, or "mountain castle", located on Hachiman Mountain in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins were designated a Gifu Prefecture Historic Site in 1955.
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Gujō Hachiman Castle ranks #2,405 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #117 of the 155 mapped in Japan. Founded 1559, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 307 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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