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Jōjō Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 13th century

Jōjō Castle in Japan
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Jōjō Castle (上条城, Jōjō-jō) was a hirashiro (平城, castle constructed on the plains) located in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was built in 1218 by Osaka Kouzen. Currently only ruins are left.

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Jōjō Castle ranks #4,566 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #270 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1218, it is older than 79% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 478 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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