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Moto Sakura Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 15th century

Moto Sakura Castle in Japan
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Moto Sakura Castle (本佐倉城, Motosakura-jō) was a Muromachi period "hirayama"-style castle located on the border of the town of Shisui and the city of Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins been protected as a National Historic Site since 1998.

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Moto Sakura Castle ranks #3,517 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #204 of the 229 mapped in Japan. Founded 1500, it is older than 48% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 196 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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