Masuyama Castle

Masuyama Castle (増山城, Masuyama-jō) was a Muromachi period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Tonami, Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan. The ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2009. It was also known as Wada Castle (和田城, Wada-jō)

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Masuyama Castle ranks #3,573 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #219 of the 229 mapped in Japan. Founded 1394, it is older than 58% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 257 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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