Value Village ／ Nagasaki ／ Art & Crafts

Shimabara Castle（島原城）

しまばらじょう Shimabara Castle

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The cost of building it helped cause the rebellion; the keep is now a museum of the persecution that followed.

Type	Architecture
Genre	Architecture / Antique art / Buddhist art
City / town	Shimabara
Area in the prefecture	Shimabara Peninsula

FAQ

Where is Shimabara Castle?: It is in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Shimabara Castle?: The cost of building it helped cause the rebellion; the keep is now a museum of the persecution that followed. The focus is architecture, Buddhist and ancient art.
When was Shimabara Castle established?: It dates from 1624.