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Noshima Castle in Japan
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Noshima Castle (能島城, Noshima-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, located on an island in the Seto Inland Sea. It was the stronghold of the Noshima Murakami, a maritime clan of sailors and sometimes pirates or mercenaries. The ruins of Noshima Castle were designated as a National Historic Site in 1953.

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Noshima Castle ranks #3,381 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #184 of the 229 mapped in Japan. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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