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🇯🇵 Japan · 17th century

Saiki Castle in Japan
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Saiki Castle (佐伯城, Saiki-jō) was an Edo period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the city of Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2023. It is No.194 on the list "Continued 100 Fine Castles of Japan".

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Saiki Castle ranks #3,518 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #205 of the 229 mapped in Japan. Founded 1606, it is older than 34% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 292 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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