Takamatsu Castle (Bitchū)

Takamatsu Castle (高松城, Takamatsu-jō) of Bitchū Province was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is today the Kayo neighborhood of Kita-ku, Okayama in Okayama Prefecture. The style of the castle was a hirajō (flatland castle) with no stone walls, but only earthen walls. The castle was surrounded by marshes, which formed a natural moat. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1902.

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Takamatsu Castle (Bitchū) ranks #1,552 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #83 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 39% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 18,167 times in the last 60 days, more than 97% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Okayama, 10 km away. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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