Takamatsu Castle

Takamatsu Castle is a Japanese castle located in central Takamatsu, , on the island of , Japan. It is also called Tamamo Castle, literally "seaweed castle," for its seawater moats.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Takamatsu, Kagawa prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Takamatsu castle”, “Tamamo-jō”, and “高松城天守閣跡”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Takamatsu-Chikkō Station and The Kagawa Museum.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station operated by the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad and is designated station "K00" and "N00". is situated 110 metres northwest of Takamatsu Castle.

Museum
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is a prefectural museum in Takamatsu, Japan, dedicated to the history and art of . The museum opened in 2008, consolidating the three institutions of the Kagawa Prefectural Cultural Hall; Seto Inland Sea Folk History Museum; and Kagawa History Museum; the first two institutions now operate as annexes of . is situated 270 metres east of Takamatsu Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Shogo1999, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of , , Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y00" and "T28". is situated 400 metres west of Takamatsu Castle.

Takamatsu Castle

Latitude
34.35003° or 34° 21′ 0″ north
Longitude
134.05039° or 134° 3′ 1″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Inception
1590
Open location code
8Q6P9322+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2381052708
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6324607
Wiki­data ID
Q670725
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Takamatsu Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Takamatsuko gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “castell de Takamatsu”
  • Chinese: “高松城”
  • Dutch: “Takamatsu Castle”
  • Finnish: “Takamatsun linna”
  • French: “château de Takamatsu”
  • French: “Château de Takamatsu”
  • French: “Takamatsu-jō”
  • German: “Burg Takamatsu”
  • German: “Burg Tamamo”
  • Japanese: “Takamatsu-jō”
  • Japanese: “たかまつじょう”
  • Japanese: “玉藻城”
  • Japanese: “高松城”
  • Korean: “다카마쓰성”
  • Polish: “Zamek Takamatsu”
  • Russian: “Замок Такамацу”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Takamatsu”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Tamamo”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Takamatsu”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành Takamatsu”

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