Japan · 15th century
Kururi Castle ranks #3,581 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #180 of the 295 mapped in Japan. Founded 1456, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,417 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Chiba, 36 km away. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
Kururi Castle (久留里城, Kururi-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Kimitsu, southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kururi Castle was home to a branch of the Kuroda clan, daimyō of Kururi Domain. The castle was also known as Rain Castle (雨城, U-jō), after a legend that it rained twenty-one times during its construction, or, on average, once every three days. It is located on a 227 meter hill.
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