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Sumoto Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century

Sumoto Castle in Japan
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Sumoto Castle (洲本城, Sumoto-jō) was a Muromachi to Sengoku period Japanese castle located in the Orodani neighborhood of the city of Sumoto, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1999. It was also referred to as Mikuma Castle (三熊城).

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Sumoto Castle ranks #2,646 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #135 of the 155 mapped in Japan. Founded 1526, it is older than 47% 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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