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Castle Attractions In Japan

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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south. The kanji that make up Japan's name mean sun origin, and it is often called the Land of the Rising Sun. Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area and often are referred to as home islands. The country is divided into 47 prefectures in eight regions, with Hokkaido being the...
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Castle Attractions In Japan

  • 1. Kumamoto Castle Kumamoto
    Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of April 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 737,812 and a population density of 1,900 persons per km2. The total area is 389.53 km2. Greater Kumamoto had a population of 1,461,000, as of the 2000 census. As of 2010, Kumamoto Metropolitan Employment Area has a GDP of US$39.8 billion. It is not considered part of the Fukuoka–Kitakyushu metropolitan area, despite their shared border. The city was designated on April 1, 2012 by government ordinance.
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  • 2. Hirosaki Castle Hirosaki
    Hirosaki is a city located in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2017, the city had an estimated population of 174,171 in 71,823 households, and a population density of 330 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 524.20 square kilometres . Hirosaki developed as a castle town for the 100,000 koku Hirosaki Domain ruled by the Tsugaru clan. The city is currently a regional commercial center, and the largest producer of apples in Japan. The city government has been promoting the catchphrase Apple Colored Town Hirosaki, and Castle and Cherry Blossom and Apple Town to promote the city image. The town is also noted for a large number of western-style buildings dating from the Meiji period.
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  • 4. Kakegawa Castle Kakegawa
    Kakegawa is a city in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2018, the city had an estimated population of 114,915 and a population density of 433 persons per km2. The total area was 265.69 square kilometres .
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  • 5. Wakayama Castle Wakayama
    Wakayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.
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  • 6. Karatsu Castle Karatsu
    Karatsu is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Its name, formed from the Japanese word roots 唐 kara , and 津 tsu , signifies its historical importance as an ancient trading port between Japan with China and Korea. The central area of Karatsu, which does not include the former cities and villages of Higashimatsuura District, has a population of 78,386. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 121,684 and a population density of 250 persons per km². The total area is 487.42 km². On January 1, 2005, the towns of Chinzei, Hamatama, Hizen, Kyūragi, Ōchi and Yobuko. and the village of Kitahata were merged into Karatsu. On January 1, 2006, the village of Nanayama was merged into Karatsu.
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  • 7. Inuyama Castle Inuyama
    Inuyama Castle is located in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The castle overlooks the Kiso River, which serves as the border between Aichi and Gifu prefectures. Inuyama Castle is one of only 12 original Japanese castles.
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  • 8. Nagoya Castle Nagoya
    Nagoya Grampus is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp. in 1939, the club shares its home games between Mizuho Athletic Stadium and the much larger Toyota Stadium . The team had its most successful season up to 1995 when it was managed by Arsène Wenger, well known for his exploits at Arsenal. They won the Emperor's Cup and finished second in the J. League, with Dragan Stojković and Gary Lineker on the team. The 1995 success was eclipsed on November 20, 2010, when the club won its first J. League trophy, under the management of Stojković.The team's name was derived from the two most prominent symbols of Nagoya: the two gol...
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  • 9. Sendai Castle (Aoba Castle) Sendai
    Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, the largest city in the Tōhoku region, and the second largest city north of Tokyo. As of 1 August 2017, the city had a population of 1,086,012, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The total area of the city is 786.30 square kilometres . The city was founded in 1600 by the daimyō Date Masamune, and is nicknamed the City of Trees ; there are about 60 zelkova trees on Jōzenji Street and Aoba Street . In the summer, the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the largest Tanabata festival in Japan, is held. In winter, the trees are decorated with thousands of lights for the Pageant of Starlight , lasting through most of December. On March 11, 2011, coastal areas of the city suffered catastrophic damage from a magnitude 9.0 offshore earthquak...
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  • 10. Hamamatsu Castle Hamamatsu
    Hamamatsu is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of March 1, 2018, the city had an estimated population of 795,350, making it the prefecture's largest city and a population density of 510 persons per km2. The total area was 1,558.06 km2 . On July 1, 2005, Hamamatsu absorbed the cities of Tenryū and Hamakita, the town of Haruno , the towns of Hosoe, Inasa and Mikkabi , the towns of Misakubo and Sakuma, the village of Tatsuyama , and the towns of Maisaka and Yūtō to become the current and expanded city of Hamamatsu. It became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2007.
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  • 11. Okazaki Castle Okazaki
    Okazaki Castle is a Japanese castle located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Okazaki Castle was home to the Honda clan, daimyō of Okazaki Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Tokugawa clan. The castle was also known as Tatsu-jō .
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  • 12. Kishiwada Castle Kishiwada
    Kishiwada is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 1, 1922, the city is well known for its Danjiri Matsuri. In April 2017, the city had an estimated population of 197,629 and a population density of 2,700 persons per km². The total area is 72.68 km².
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  • 13. Iwamura Castle Ena
    Iwamura Castle was located in the southeastern area of Mino Province in Japan. Its ruins can be found in the modern-day town of Iwamura in Ena District, Gifu Prefecture.
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  • 15. Toyama Castle Toyama
    Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity from abundant hydroelectric resources. It also contains East Asia's only known glaciers outside Russia, first recognized in 2012.
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