Japan · 14th century
Shinoridate ranks #5,619 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #250 of the 295 mapped in Japan. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,402 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
The site of Shinoridate (志苔館跡, Shinoridate ato) in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan, is that once occupied by the Shinori Fort or Fortified Residence (as denoted by the tate or date ending). This was the easternmost of the so-called "Twelve Garrisons of Southern Hokkaido", built on the Oshima Peninsula by the Wajin from the fourteenth century. The site was designated a National Historic Site in 1934 and is one of the Japan Castle Foundation's Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.
Text adapted from “Shinoridate” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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