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Kitabatake Clan Residence

🇯🇵 Japan · 17th century

Kitabatake Clan Residence in Japan
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Kitabatake Shrine (北畠神社, Kitabatake Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the Misugi neighborhood of the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration. The main kami enshrined is the deified spirit of the imperial loyalist Kitabatake Akiyoshi and other members of the Kitabatake clan. The shrine's main festival is held annually on October 13.

Text adapted from “Kitabatake Shrine” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kitabatake Clan Residence ranks #3,283 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #176 of the 229 mapped in Japan. Founded 1643, it is older than 30% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 292 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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