Hirado Castle

Hirado Castle was the seat of the Matsura clan, the daimyō of Hirado Domain, of Hizen Province, Kyūshū. It is located in present-day , . It was also known as Kameoka Castle.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (140 feet)
  • …dates from 1718
  • Opening hours:
    October 1–March 31: 8:30 AM–5:30 PM
    April 1–September 30: 8:30 AM–6:00 PM
    December 30–31: closed
  • Description: Japanese castle in Hirado, Nagasaki prefecture
  • Also known as
    “Kameoka Castle”
    “Kameoka-jō”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kameoka Shrine and Hirado Dutch Trading House.
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is a Shinto shrine.
The Hirado Dutch Trading Post was a trading base… is situated 470 metres north of Hirado Castle.
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is a police station, which is situated 290 metres west of Hirado Castle.

Hirado Castle

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Latitude
33.36856° or 33° 22′ 7″ north
Longitude
129.55755° or 129° 33′ 27″ east
Open location code
8Q5F9H95+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 586353581
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
8629190
Wiki­data ID
Q1191029

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Hirado Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հիրադո ամրոց”
  • Catalan: “castell de Hirado”
  • Chinese: “平戶城”
  • Chinese: “平户城”
  • Chinese: “平戸城”
  • Czech: “Hirado”
  • Czech: “Hrad Hirado”
  • French: “castel de Hirado”
  • French: “Château de Hirado”
  • German: “Burg Hirado”
  • Hebrew: “טירת היראדו”
  • Italian: “Castello di Hirado”
  • Japanese: “Hirado-jō”
  • Japanese: “かめおかじょう”
  • Japanese: “ひらどじょう”
  • Japanese: “亀岡城”
  • Japanese: “平戸城”
  • Korean: “히라도성”
  • Russian: “Замок Хирадо”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Hirado”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Hirado”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Kameoka”
  • Turkish: “Hirado Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Хірадо”

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