Castle
Miharu Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century
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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Miharu Castle ranks #5,632 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #271 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1504, it is older than 45% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,361 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Miharu Castle?
Miharu Castle stands in Japan, at 37.44256°, 140.4965°.
When was Miharu Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1504. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Miharu Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,632 of 8,134 worldwide, and #271 in Japan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Miharu Castle?
Obama Castle (Mutsu Province), about 12 km away.
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