Shimabara Castle

Shimabara Castle, also known as Moritake Castle and Takaki Castle, is a Japanese castle located in , Hizen Province. This five-story white building stands in stark contrast to the black in neighboring Kumamoto Prefecture.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 25 metres (82 feet)
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–5:30 PM
  • Description: Japanese castle in Shimabara, Nagasaki prefecture
  • Also known as
    “Korai Castle”
    “Kōrai-jō”
    “Moritake Castle”
    “Moritake-jō”
    “Shimabara-jō”
    “島原城キリシタン史料館”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shimabara Station and Blue Barber Shop.
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is a passenger railway station in located in the city of . is situated 350 metres east of Shimabara Castle.
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is a hairdresser, which is situated 270 metres north of Shimabara Castle.
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Reikūkōen-Taiikukan Station is a passenger railway… is situated 1 km southeast of Shimabara Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimabara.
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is a city located in , , Japan.

Shimabara Castle

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Latitude
32.78924° or 32° 47′ 21″ north
Longitude
130.36725° or 130° 22′ 2″ east
Open location code
8Q4GQ9Q8+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 477197128
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
8629188
Wiki­data ID
Q1322463

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Shimabara Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Shimabarako gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “castell de Shimabara”
  • Chinese: “岛原城”
  • Chinese: “島原城”
  • Czech: “Hrad Šimabara”
  • Czech: “Šimabara”
  • Dutch: “Shimabara Castle”
  • French: “château de Shimabara”
  • French: “Château de Shimabara”
  • German: “Burg Shimabara”
  • Hebrew: “טירת שימבארה”
  • Hungarian: “simabarai várkastély”
  • Hungarian: “Simabarai várkastély”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Shimabara”
  • Italian: “Castello di Shimabara”
  • Japanese: “こうらいじょう”
  • Japanese: “しまばらじょう”
  • Japanese: “もりたけじょう”
  • Japanese: “島原城”
  • Japanese: “島原城跡公園”
  • Japanese: “森岳城”
  • Japanese: “高来城”
  • Korean: “시마바라성”
  • Marathi: “शिमबारा किल्ला”
  • Persian: “قلعه شیمابارا”
  • Russian: “Замок Симабара”
  • Spanish: “castillo de Shimabara”
  • Spanish: “castillo Shimabara”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Shimabara”
  • Turkish: “Shimabara Kalesi”

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