Takamatsu Castle
Takamatsu Castle is a Japanese castle located in central Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is also called Tamamo Castle, literally "seaweed castle," for its seawater moats.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Takamatsu, Kagawa prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Takamatsu castle”, “Tamamo Park”, “Tamamo-jō”, and “高松城天守閣跡”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Takamatsu-Chikkō Station and The Kagawa Museum.
Takamatsu-Chikkō Station
Railway station
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Takamatsu-Chikkō Station 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". Takamatsu-Chikkō Station is situated 110 metres northwest of Takamatsu Castle.
The Kagawa Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The Kagawa Museum is a prefectural museum in Takamatsu, Japan, dedicated to the history and art of Kagawa Prefecture. 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 The Kagawa Museum. The Kagawa Museum is situated 270 metres east of Takamatsu Castle.
Takamatsu
Railway station
Photo: Shogo1999, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Takamatsu Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y00" and "T28". Takamatsu is situated 400 metres west of Takamatsu Castle.
Takamatsu Castle
- Categories: Japanese castle, umijiro, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Takamatsu, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.35003° or 34° 21′ 0″ northLongitude
134.05039° or 134° 3′ 1″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Inception
1590Open location code
8Q6P9322+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 2381052708OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6324607Wikidata ID
Q670725
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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: “玉藻公園”
- Japanese: “玉藻城”
- Japanese: “高松城”
- Japanese: “高松市立玉藻公園”
- 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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