Karatsu Castle, Karatsu

Name: Karatsu Castle
Address: 8-1 Higashijonai, Karatsu, 847-0016, Japan
Telephone: +81 955-72-5697

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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". ()

Local name: 唐津城 Built: 1602 (422 years ago)Demolished: 1872Coordinates: 33°27'13"N, 129°58'41"E

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8-1 HigashijonaiKaratsu 847-0016 Japan

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+81 955-72-5697

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Karatsu Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kagami Shrine, Kawamura Art Museum, Nijinomatsubara, Matsurokan.

2.3 miSE
Sacred and religious sites
Kagami Shrine, Karatsu
59 min walk • Kagami-jinja is a Shinto shrine located in Karatsu, Saga prefecture, Japan. The shrine is at the base of Mount Kagami in Genkai Quasi-National Park. It is now called Matsura Sōchinshu Kagami-jinja, and formerly known as the name of Kagami no mikoto Byōgū, Kagami-gū, Matsuura-gū, Itabitsu-sha and Kuri Daimyōjin.
~1920 ftW
Museum, Art museum
Kawamura Art Museum, Karatsu
10 min walk • Kawamura Art Museum was established in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan, in 1990. The collection includes twenty works by Aoki Shigeru as well as paintings by Kuroda Seiki, Wada Eisaku, and Yamashita Shintarō. Temporary exhibitions are also mounted.
2.9 miE
Nature, Forest
Nijinomatsubara, Genkai Quasi-National Park
75 min walk • Nijinomatsubara is a 360-year-old pine forest in Karatsu, Saga. It has a width of 400 - 700 metres, a length of about 4 km, and a total area of 240 hectares.
1.2 miW
Museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Matsurokan, Karatsu
31 min walk • The Matsurokan is a museum located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to the Nabatake Site, a National Historic Site acclaimed as "Japan's first paddy".