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Shikano Castle Town

Tottori · Tottori · Architecture

Japanese name: 鹿野の城下町

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Shikano Castle Town
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WHAT TO DOShikano Castle Town

A castle town of grid streets and running water channels, its lattice fronts still in place.

WHERETottori

Inaba (East) · Tottori

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A castle town of grid streets and running water channels, its lattice fronts still in place.

About this place

Shikano Castle (鹿野城, Shikano jō) was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in the Shikano neighborhood of the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, in the San'in region of western Japan.

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Founded / opened:1580s Highlights / collection:Town plan with waterways running through, Site of samurai residences Genre:Architecture

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