Japan · 14th century
Ōzu Castle (大洲城, Ōzu-jō), also known as Jizōgatake Castle (地蔵ヶ嶽城, Jizō-ga-take-jō), is a castle located in Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The earliest recorded defensive structures date back to the beginning of the 14th century and were supposedly built by Utsunomiya Toyofusa. In 1888, deterioration of the castle keep (天守, tenshu) led to its demolition; it was later rebuilt in 2004 according to traditional construction methods.
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Ōzu Castle ranks #1,376 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #68 of the 296 mapped in Japan. Founded 1331, it is older than 59% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,111 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. It is one of the 15 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Shikoku. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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