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Kikuchi Castle
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Kikuchi Castle (鞠智城, Kikuchi-jo) was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan (朝鮮式山城, Chōsen-shiki yamajiro) in the city of Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2004.
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Kikuchi Castle ranks #3,276 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #175 of the 229 mapped in Japan. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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