Bitchū Matsuyama Castle

Bitchū Matsuyama Castle, also known as Takahashi Castle, is a Japanese castle located in the city of Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan.

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Type: Castle
Description: Japanese castle in Takahashi, Okayama prefecture
Also known as: “Bitchu Matsuyama castle”, “Bitchu Matsuyama Castle”, “Bitchu Matsuyama-jō”, “Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle”, “Bitchū-Matsuyama Castle”, “Matsuyama Castle”, and “Takahashi castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Okayama Prefectural Takahashi High School and Takahashi Church.

Okayama Prefectural Takahashi High School

School

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Okayama Prefectural Takahashi High School is a public full-time high school located in the Uchisange area of Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture. During the Meiji era, there were only four prefectural middle schools in Okayama Prefecture: Okayama, Tsuyama, Takahashi, and Yakage. Okayama Prefectural Takahashi High School is situated 1 km southwest of Bitchū Matsuyama Castle.

Takahashi Church

Church

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Takahashi Church is situated 1½ km south of Bitchū Matsuyama Castle.

巨福寺

Buddhist temple

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巨福寺 is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1½ km south of Bitchū Matsuyama Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kibichūō.

Kibichūō

Town

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Kibichūō is a town located in Kaga District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2023, the town had an estimated population of 10,435 in 5142 households and a population density of 39 persons per km2. Kibichūō is situated 9 km northeast of Bitchū Matsuyama Castle.

Bitchū Matsuyama Castle

Categories: Japanese castle, hill castle, yamajiro, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Takahashi, Okayama, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.80863° or 34° 48′ 31″ north

Longitude

133.62218° or 133° 37′ 20″ east

Elevation

423 metres (1,388 feet)

Inception

1240

Open location code

8Q6MRJ5C+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 323418326

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

6324547

Wikidata ID

Q577273

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Bitchū Matsuyama Castle” goes by many names.

Basque: “Bitchū Matsuyama gaztelua”
Catalan: “castell de Bitchū Matsuyama”
Catalan: “castell de Bitchū-Matsuyama”
Chinese: “備中松山城”
Chinese: “松山城”
Dutch: “Bitchū Matsuyama Castle”
French: “Bitchū-Matsuyama-jō”
French: “castel de Bitchū Matsuyama”
French: “Château de Bitchū Matsuyama”
French: “château de Bitchū-Matsuyama”
French: “Château de Bitchū-Matsuyama”
French: “Matsuyama-jō”
French: “Takahashi-jō”
German: “Bitchū-Matsuyama-jō”
German: “Burg Matsuyama”
Hungarian: “Bicsú Macujama-várkastély”
Japanese: “Bitchū-matsuyama-jō”
Japanese: “びっちゅうまつやまじょう”
Japanese: “備中松山城”
Japanese: “高梁城”
Korean: “마쓰야마성”
Korean: “빗추 마쓰야마 성”
Korean: “빗추마쓰야마 성”
Korean: “빗추마쓰야마성”
Persian: “قلعه بیچو ماتسویاما”
Russian: “Биттю-Мацуяма”
Russian: “Замок Биттю-Мацуяма”
Spanish: “Castillo Bitchu Matsuyama”
Spanish: “Castillo Bitchū Matsuyama”
Spanish: “Castillo Takahashi”
Ukrainian: “Замок Біттю Мацуяма”

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