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Matsukura Castle (Hida Province)

🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century

Matsukura Castle (Hida Province) in Japan
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Matsukura Castle (松倉城, Matsukura-jō) was a castle in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan (formerly Hida Province). It was built by, and ruled from, by Yasutane Shiina during the 16th century.

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Matsukura Castle (Hida Province) ranks #4,771 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #274 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1579, it is older than 40% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 437 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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