Castle
Takaoka Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 17th century
Takaoka Castle (高岡城, Takaoka-jō) was a flatland-style Japanese castle in what is now the city of Takaoka, Toyama Japan. It was originally constructed in 1609, and was only used for a few years before being dismantled. The site of its ruins is now a park. The castle is designated one of Japan's Top 100 Castles by the Japanese Castle Foundation. The ruins are protected as a National Historic Site.
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Takaoka Castle ranks #2,760 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #139 of the 155 mapped in Japan. Founded 1609, it is older than 34% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 259 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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