Castle
Shingū Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 17th century
Shingū Castle (新宮城, Shingū-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city of Shingū, southern Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Shingū Castle was home to a cadet branch of the Mizuno clan, hereditary karō of Kishū Domain. Its ruins, along with the clan cemetery for the Mizuno clan, were designated a National Historic Site in 2003. The castle is also called the Tankaku-jō (丹鶴城) or the Okimi-jō (沖見城).
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Shingū Castle ranks #4,483 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #223 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1618, it is older than 31% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,956 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wakayama, 94 km away. It is one of the 71 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Kansai. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Shingū Castle?
Shingū Castle stands in Japan, at 33.72992°, 135.99247°.
When was Shingū Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1618. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Shingū Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,483 of 8,134 worldwide, and #223 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 Shingū Castle?
Akagi Castle, about 19 km away.
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