Karatsu Castle
Karatsu Castle is a Japanese castle located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a hirayamajiro, a castle built on a plain rather than a hill or mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: Japanese castle in Karatsu, Saga prefecture
- Also known as: “Karatsu-jō”
- Historically known as: “Dancing Crane Castle” and “Maizuru-jō”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waseda Saga Junior High School and High School and Old Takatori Family Residence.
Waseda Saga Junior High School and High School
School
Waseda Saga Junior High School and High School is situated 180 metres west of Karatsu Castle.
Old Takatori Family Residence
Museum
Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Takatori Family Residence is a museum, which is situated 560 metres west of Karatsu Castle.
Kawamura Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Shigeru Aoki, Public domain.
Kawamura Art Museum is art museum in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. The collection includes twenty works by Aoki Shigeru as well as paintings by Kuroda Seiki, Wada Eisaku, and Yamashita Shintarō. Kawamura Art Museum is situated 600 metres west of Karatsu Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karatsu.
Karatsu
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Karatsu is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Its name, formed from the Japanese word roots 唐 kara, and 津 tsu, signifies its historical importance as an ancient trading port between Japan with China and Korea.
Karatsu Castle
- Categories: Japanese castle, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Karatsu Shi, Saga, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.45351° or 33° 27′ 13″ northLongitude
129.97819° or 129° 58′ 42″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8Q5FFX3H+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 500427895OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
8629189Wikidata ID
Q1073585
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Karatsu Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Karatsuko gaztelua”
- Catalan: “castell de Karatsu”
- Chinese: “唐津城”
- Dutch: “Karatsu Castle”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Karatsu”
- French: “castel de Karatsu”
- French: “Chateau de Karatsu”
- French: “château de Karatsu”
- French: “Château de Karatsu”
- French: “Karatsu-jo”
- French: “Karatsu-jô”
- German: “Burg Karatsu”
- Greek: “Κάστρο της Καράτσου”
- Japanese: “Karatsu-jou”
- Japanese: “からつじょう”
- Japanese: “カラツジョウ”
- Japanese: “まいずるじょう” (historical)
- Japanese: “唐津城”
- Japanese: “舞鶴城” (historical)
- Korean: “가라쓰성”
- Korean: “가라츠 성”
- Korean: “카라쓰 성”
- Korean: “카라츠 성”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Karatsu”
- Spanish: “Castillo Karatsu”
- Ukrainian: “замок Карацу”
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