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Marugame Castle

Kagawa · Marugame · Architecture

Japanese name: 丸亀城

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WHAT TO DOMarugame Castle

The smallest of Japan's surviving keeps on its tallest stone walls - four tiers curving up like an opened fan.

WHEREKagawa

Chusan · Marugame

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The smallest of Japan's surviving keeps on its tallest stone walls - four tiers curving up like an opened fan.

About this place

Marugame Castle (丸亀城, Marugame-jō) is an Edo Period Japanese castle in the city of Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the center of Marugame city, in former Sanuki Province on the island of Shikoku. During the Edo Period, it was the center of Marugame Domain, ruled by the tozama Kyōgoku clan under the Tokugawa Shogunate. The castle site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1953. Marugame Castle is one of only a dozen Japanese castles to have an original wooden 'tenshu' built before 1860.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：1660 Highlights / collection：Original surviving castle keep, 60-metre-high stone walls Genre：Architecture

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