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Tatsuno Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 15th century

Tatsuno Castle in Japan
Photo: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Tatsuno Castle (Japanese 龍野城, Tatsuno-jō) is located in the town of Tatsuno in Hyōgo Prefecture. In the Edo period the Wakizaka last resided there as medium-sized tozama daimyō of Tatsuno with an income of 53,000 koku, namely at the end of the Edo period: larger parts of the districts of Ittō and Issai and some villages from the Shikisai district (together roughly the area of the present-day towns of Tatsuno and Taishi and a western strip of Himeji) in Harima Province, as well as parts of several districts of Mimasaka Province.

Machine-translated from “Burg Tatsuno” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tatsuno Castle ranks #2,587 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #149 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1499, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 455 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 17,084 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Himeji, 14 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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Frequently asked questions

Where is Tatsuno Castle?

Tatsuno Castle stands in Japan, at 34.8688°, 134.54483°.

When was Tatsuno Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1499. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Tatsuno Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,587 of 8,134 worldwide, and #149 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 Tatsuno Castle?

Kanjōsan Castle, about 9 km away.

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