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Kagawa Prefecture
Marugame Castle is located in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture . Marugame Castle , also known as Kameyama Castle and Horai Castle, began as a fortified…
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NARA TEMPLES and SHRINES
Tamukeyama Hachimangu Shrine is the first branch of Usa Hachimangu Shrine (Usa-shi, Oita-ken), which was established in 749AD in order to protect Todaiji…
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Tochigi Prefecture
Kegon Waterfall is an impressively high 97m waterfall, which is particularly popular in Autumn when the leaves of the trees in area turn a stunning red.…
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Mie Prefecture
Tsu Castle was a flatland style Japanese Castle located in Tsu in Mie Prefecture . An earlier fort or minor castle was built on the site of Tsu Castle by…
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Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Castle was a Japanese Castle located in Fukui Fukui Prefecture . There is another unrelated castle in Osaka Prefecture also called Fukui Castle .…
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Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Castle , also known as Maizuru Castle, was a hilltop style Japanese Castle located adjacent to Ohori Koen (Park) in Fukuoka . Nagamasa ordered the…
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Gifu Prefecture
Gujo Hachiman Castle is a hilltop style Japanese Castle located on Mt Hachiman in Gujo Gifu Prefecture . Endo Morikazu ordered the construction of Gujo…
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Ishikawa Prefecture
Kanazawa Castle is a hilltop style Japanese Castle located in Kanazawa right next to Kenrokuen , which originally was the private garden of the castle.…
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Miyazaki Prefecture
Aya Castle is a hilltop style Japanese Castle located on Mt. Ryuubi in Aya Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu .. In 1331 Koshiro Yoshito ordered…
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Nagano Prefecture
Jigokudani Monkey Park is part of the Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, located in Yamanouchi Nagano Prefecture , is famous for its Snow Monkeys . The Snow…
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Nagasaki Prefecture
Hirado Castle , also known as Kameoka Castle, is a mountain top Japanese Castle located in Hirado Nagasaki Prefecture . Hirado Castle was constructed on…
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Oita Prefecture
Nakatsu Castle is a flat land style Japanese Castle located in Nakatsu Oita Prefecture . In 1587 Kuroda Yoshitaka ordered the construction of Nakatsu…