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Okō Castle

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Okō Castle in Japan
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Okō Castle ranks #4,053 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #198 of the 295 mapped in Japan. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,358 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 15 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Shikoku. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

Okō Castle (岡豊城, Okō-jō) was a Japanese castle structure located in what is now part of the city of Nankoku Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It was the original base of power for the Chōsokabe clan who were feudal lords of Tosa Province during the late Muromachi and Sengoku periods and famous as the birthplace of the warlord Chōsokabe Motochika. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2008.

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