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Torigoe Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century
Torigoe Castle (鳥越城, Torigoe-jō) was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the Torigoe area of what is now part of the city of Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1985. The National Historic Site consists of the ruins of two castles, Torigoe Castle and Futoge Castle. The two castles were built on two mountaintops with the Dainichi River between them in 1573 as the final bastions for the Kaga Ikkō-Ikki movement.
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Torigoe Castle ranks #5,887 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #280 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1580, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,103 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Torigoe Castle?
Torigoe Castle stands in Japan, at 36.36611°, 136.60111°.
When was Torigoe Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1580. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Torigoe Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,887 of 8,134 worldwide, and #280 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 Torigoe Castle?
Kanazawa Castle, about 23 km away.
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