Japan · 16th century
Miharu Castle ranks #6,118 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #270 of the 295 mapped in Japan. Founded 1504, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,361 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
Miharu Castle (三春城, Miharu-jō) is a hilltop-style Japanese castle located in the town of Miharu, Tamura District, Fukushima Prefecture, in the southern Tōhoku region of Japan. It is also called Maizuru Castle (舞鶴城). Built in 1543, the castle and its surrounding land are maintained by the government of Japan as a public park. Constructed during the Sengoku period, the castle was occupied by a succession of daimyō of Miharu Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Today, the site is a public park, renowned for its sakura.
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