Japan · 19th century
Ishida Castle ranks #4,992 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #231 of the 295 mapped in Japan. Founded 1849, it is older than 8% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,497 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
Ishida Castle (石田城, Ishida-jō) is the remains of a castle structure in Gotō, Nagasaki prefecture. Also well known as "Fukue castle ". Construction started in 1849 and were completed in 1863.
The former Goto clan's residence and garden is in the ninomaru compound and its designated as a “National designation place of scenic beauty”. Goto Tourism and Historical Materials Museum is on site.
The castle was listed as one of the Continued 100 Fine Castles of Japan in 2017.
Text adapted from “Ishida Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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