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Matsushiro Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century

Matsushiro Castle in Japan
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Matsushiro Castle (松代城, Matsushiro-jō), formerly known as Kaizu Castle (海津城, Kaizu-jō), is a Japanese castle located in former Matsushiro town, now part of Nagano City. The site is a registered National Historic Site of Japan.

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Matsushiro Castle ranks #2,062 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #93 of the 155 mapped in Japan. Founded 1560, it is older than 41% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 307 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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