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Yuzuki Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 14th century

Yuzuki Castle in Japan
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Yuzuki Castle (湯築城, Yuzuki-jō) was a former Japanese castle located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. During the Muromachi period, it was the stronghold of the Kōno clan, who ruled Iyo Province under the Muromachi shogunate. The ruins of the castle were area designated a National Historic Site.

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Yuzuki Castle ranks #3,171 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #167 of the 229 mapped in Japan. Founded 1335, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 257 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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