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Tsunomure Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 13th century

Tsunomure Castle in Japan
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Tsunomure Castle (角牟礼城, Tsunomure-jō) was a yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the town of Kusu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2005. It is on the list "Continued 100 Fine Castles of Japan".

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Tsunomure Castle ranks #3,632 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #227 of the 229 mapped in Japan. Founded 1280, it is older than 71% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 399 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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