Japan · 14th century
Tsuwano Castle (津和野城, Tsuwano-jō) was a Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture, in the San'in region of far western Japan. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1942. In its early history, it was called Sanbonmatsu Castle (三本松城, Sanbonmatsu-jō) or Ipponmatsu Castle (一本松城, Ipponmatsu-jō). During the Edo Period, it was the center of Tsuwano Domain ruled by the Kamei clan; however, the administrative offices and daimyō residence were located at the base of the mountain to avoid the steep mountain paths.
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Tsuwano Castle ranks #2,122 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #130 of the 296 mapped in Japan. Founded 1324, it is older than 59% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,645 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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