Castle
Oshi Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 15th century
Oshi Castle (忍城, Oshi-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Gyōda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. During the Edo period, Oshi Castle was the center of the 100,000 koku Oshi Domain, but the castle is far better known for its association with the siege of Oshi during the late Sengoku period. The castle was also known as "Kama-jō" (亀城, Turtle Castle) or "Oshi-no-uki-jō" (忍の浮き城, the Floating Castle of Oshi). It was regarded as one of the seven main strongholds of the Kantō region
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Oshi Castle ranks #749 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #34 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1479, it is older than 47% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 434 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 15,737 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tokyo, 54 km away. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Oshi Castle?
Oshi Castle stands in Japan, at 36.1371°, 139.453°.
When was Oshi Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1479. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Oshi Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #749 of 7,738 worldwide, and #34 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 Oshi Castle?
Tatebayashi Castle, about 14 km away.
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