Matsukura Castle

Matsukura Castle (松倉城, Matsukura-jō) was a Muromachi period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Uozu, Toyama Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It was one of the three major mountain-castles in Etchū Province, along with Matsuyama Castle in central Etchū and Moriyama Castle in western Etchū.

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Matsukura Castle ranks #3,431 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #168 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1335, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 312 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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