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Mizuki
🇯🇵 Japan · 7th century
Mizuki Castle (水城跡, Mizuki-jō ato) was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan (朝鮮式山城, Chōsen-shiki yamajiro) straddling the border of the cities of Ōnojō, Dazaifu, and Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1921, and raised to a Special National Historic Site since 1953 with the area under protection expanded in 2013.
Text adapted from “Mizuki Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mizuki ranks #2,051 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #124 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 664, it is older than 96% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 31 atlas entries founded in the 7th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,138 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kumamoto, 82 km away. It is one of the 37 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Kyushu. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Mizuki?
Mizuki stands in Japan, at 33.5181°, 130.4928°.
When was Mizuki built?
The atlas dates its founding to 664. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Mizuki?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,051 of 8,133 worldwide, and #124 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 Mizuki?
Ōno Castle (Chikuzen), about 3 km away.
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