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Shibata Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century

Shibata Castle in Japan
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Shibata Castle (新発田城, Shibata-jō) is a flatland-style Japanese castle located in the city of Shibata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Shibata Castle was home to the Mizoguchi clan, daimyō of Shibata Domain. The castle was also known as "Ayame-jō" (菖蒲城, "Iris Castle").

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Shibata Castle ranks #2,534 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #125 of the 155 mapped in Japan. Founded 1597, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 307 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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