Castle
Tomioka Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 17th century
Tomioka Castle (富岡城, Tomioka-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Tomioka, Reihoku Town, Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture. During the 16th century, it was the castle of Terasawa Katataka, a daimyō who played a critical part in repressing the Shimabara Rebellion.
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Tomioka Castle ranks #3,790 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #201 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1605, it is older than 35% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 350 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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