Shimabara Castle, Shimabara

Name: Shimabara Castle
Address: 1-1183-1 Jonai, Shimabara, 855-0036, Japan
Telephone: +81 957-62-4766

#1 among attractions in Shimabara

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Shimabara Castle, also known as Moritake Castle and Takaki Castle, is a Japanese castle located in Shimabara, Hizen Province. This five-story white building stands in stark contrast to the black Kumamoto Castle in neighboring Kumamoto Prefecture. ()

Local name: 島原城 Built: 1624 (400 years ago)Demolished: 1874Coordinates: 32°47'21"N, 130°22'1"E

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1-1183-1 JonaiShimabara 855-0036 Japan

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+81 957-62-4766

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Unzen Ropeway, Mount Unzen, Reikyū Shrine.

5.3 miSW
Mass transportation systems, Transport, Aerial tramway
Unzen Ropeway, Unzen
136 min walk • The Unzen Ropeway is the name of Japanese aerial lift line, as well as its operator. Opened in 1957, the line climbs Myōken Peak of Mount Unzen, Unzen, Nagasaki. It attracts the visitor with the view of the surrounding nature, especially azaleas in spring and autumn colors in autumn.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mount Unzen, Unzen-Amakusa National Park
123 min walk • Mount Unzen is an active volcanic group of several overlapping stratovolcanoes, near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island.
0.7 miSE
Temple
Reikyū Shrine, Shimabara
19 min walk • Reikyū Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu.