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Nagurumi Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 15th century

Nagurumi Castle in Japan
Photo: Qurren Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Nagurumi Castle (名胡桃城, Nagurumi-jō) is a castle structure in Tone, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The castle played historically important role because invasion of the castle by the Later Hōjō clan caused Siege of Odawara (1590).

The castle is now only ruins, just some moats and earthworks. The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.

Text adapted from “Nagurumi Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nagurumi Castle ranks #3,503 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #181 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1492, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 455 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,025 times in the last 60 days, more than 87% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Nagurumi Castle?

Nagurumi Castle stands in Japan, at 36.66972°, 138.99167°.

When was Nagurumi Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1492. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Nagurumi Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,503 of 8,134 worldwide, and #181 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 Nagurumi Castle?

Numata Castle, about 5 km away.

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