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Nishio Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century

Nishio Castle in Japan
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Nishio Castle (西尾城, Nishio-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city of Nishio, eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Nishio Castle was home to the Ogyu Matsudaira, daimyō of Nishio Domain. The castle was also known as Tsuru-jō (鶴城), Tsuruga-jō (鶴ヶ城), or Saijo-jō (西条城).

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Nishio Castle ranks #3,732 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #195 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1585, it is older than 39% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 437 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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