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Hagi Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 17th century
Hagi Castle (萩城, Hagi-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. Built in 1604 at the beginning of the Edo period as the main castle of the Mōri clan, it served as the seat of the Chōshū Domain for over 250 years until 1863. It was demolished in 1874 shortly after the Meiji Restoration. Its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1924. Hagi Castle has been designed as a component of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, which received UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2015.
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Hagi Castle ranks #989 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #49 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1608, it is older than 31% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,014 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Hagi Castle?
Hagi Castle stands in Japan, at 34.41759°, 131.38248°.
When was Hagi Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1608. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
Is Hagi Castle a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Yes — it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, per its Wikidata entry.
How famous is Hagi Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #989 of 7,738 worldwide, and #49 in Japan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Hagi Castle?
Kōnomine Castle, about 27 km away.
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