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Harajo

Nagasaki · Minamishimabara · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 原城跡

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WHAT TO DOHarajo

The last stage of the Shimabara Rebellion. Thirty-seven thousand people held out here.

WHERENagasaki

Shimabara Peninsula · Minamishimabara

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Overview

The last stage of the Shimabara Rebellion. Thirty-seven thousand people held out here.

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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Designation：Historic Site, World Cultural Heritage Site Blessings：Rebirth

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