Shingū Castle
Shingū Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city of Shingū, southern Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Shingū Castle was home to a cadet branch of the Mizuno clan, hereditary karō of Kishū Domain.Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nishimura Memorial Museum and Shingu.
Nishimura Memorial Museum
Museum
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nishimura Memorial Museum is situated 260 metres south of Shingū Castle.
Shingu
Railway station
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Shingū Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by JR West and JR Central. Shingu is situated 580 metres south of Shingū Castle.
Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Shinto shrine
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Kumano Hayatama Taisha is a Shinto shrine located in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, on the shores of the Kumanogawa in the Kii Peninsula of Japan. It is included as part of the Kumano Sanzan in the UNESCO World Heritage site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". Kumano Hayatama Taisha is situated 1 km west of Shingū Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shingu and Kihou-chō.
Shingu
Shingū is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2021, the city had an estimated population of 27,491 in 14649 households and a population density of 110 persons per km2.
Kihou-chō
Town
Photo: Kouchiumi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kihō is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2021, the town had an estimated population of 10,818 in 5,247 households and a population density of 140 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 79.62 square kilometres.
Shingū Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Categories: Japanese castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shingū Shi, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.7302° or 33° 43′ 49″ northLongitude
135.99282° or 135° 59′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8Q5QPXJV+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 2215791774OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q11501731
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Japanese—“Shingū Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “castell de Shingū”
- Chinese: “新宮城”
- French: “castel de nouveau Miyagi”
- French: “château de nouveau Miyagi”
- French: “Château de nouveau Miyagi”
- French: “新宮城”
- German: “Burg Shingū”
- Japanese: “丹鶴城”
- Japanese: “丹鶴城公園”
- Japanese: “新宮城”
- Japanese: “新宮城跡”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include セルフィットネス 新宮店 and 日本キリスト教会 新宮教会.
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