Karatsu Castle
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Castle in Karatsu, Japan
Karatsu Castle is a Japanese castle located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a hirayamajiro, a castle built on a plain rather than a hill or mountain. At the end of the Edo period, Karatsu castle was home to the Ogasawara clan, daimyō of Karatsu Domain. It was also known as "Dancing Crane Castle".
Address: 8-1 Higashijonai, Karatsu, Saga 847-0016, Japan
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 9 AM Wed
Phone: +81 955-72-5697
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Karatsu Castle was completed by Terasawa Shimanokami Hirotaka, a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, over seven years, starting in 1602. It is said that the castle ...
The centerpiece of Saga Prefecture's city of Karatsu , Karatsu Castle is a hilltop castle. It is also known as "Maizuru Castle," because the castle ...
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Karatsu Castle is a hilltop castle and is quite easily visible from afar. If you're driving, there is a carpark across the castle. There is an underpass from ...