Japan · 16th century
Morioka Castle (盛岡城, Morioka-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Nanbu clan, a tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Morioka Domain, Mutsu Province in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The castle is located in what is now the center of the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It was also referred to as Kozukata Castle (不来方城, Kozukata-jō), but strictly speaking this name pertains to the predecessor of Morioka Castle on the same site.
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Morioka Castle ranks #1,392 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #70 of the 296 mapped in Japan. Founded 1598, it is older than 32% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,878 times in the last 60 days, more than 86% of the atlas. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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