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Hara Castle Ruins

Nagasaki · Minamishimabara · Architecture

Japanese name: 原城跡

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WHAT TO DOHara Castle Ruins

Thirty-seven thousand people were besieged here and killed; excavation turned up crosses and medals in the soil.

WHERENagasaki

Shimabara Peninsula · Minamishimabara

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Hara Castle Ruins (1)NY066 · CC BY-SA 3.0Hara Castle Ruins (2)Kuma83 · CC BY-SA 4.0Hara Castle Ruins (3)Kuma83 · CC BY-SA 4.0Hara Castle Ruins (4)STA3816 · CC BY-SA 4.0Hara Castle Ruins (5)— · CC BY-SA 3.0Hara Castle Ruins (6)Image taken by Chris 73 in December 2004 · CC BY-SA 3.0Hara Castle Ruins (7)Saito Shuho (1772-1859), 斎藤 秋圃 · Public domainHara Castle Ruins (8)— · Public domain

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Overview

Thirty-seven thousand people were besieged here and killed; excavation turned up crosses and medals in the soil.

About this place

The Hara Castle (原城, Hara-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle cemetery located in the Minami-Arima neighbourhood of city of Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan. Its ruins were designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1938.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：1604 Highlights / collection：World Heritage Site, Setting of the Shimabara Rebellion, Excavated devotional items Genre：Architecture, Antique art and Buddhist art

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