Sakura Castle
Sakura Castle was a 17th-century castle, now in ruins, in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture. It was designated one of Japan's Top 100 Castles by the Japanese Castle Foundation.Photo: EXECUTOR, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Japanese History and Sakura Castle Park.
National Museum of Japanese History
Museum
The National Museum of Japanese History, commonly known in Japanese as Rekihaku, is a history museum in Sakura, Chiba, Japan. The museum was founded in 1981 as an inter-university research consortium, and opened in 1983. National Museum of Japanese History is situated 400 metres northeast of Sakura Castle.
Sakura Castle Park
Park
Photo: Nankou Oronain (as36…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sakura Castle Park is situated 260 metres northeast of Sakura Castle.
Sakura City Office
Town hall
Photo: Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sakura City Office is a town hall, which is situated 760 metres east of Sakura Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sakura and Namiki-machi.
Sakura
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sakura is a city in the Chiba prefecture known for its large history museum and yearly tulip festival. Due to its train connections, it serves as a bedroom community for Chiba, Tokyo and Narita Airport.
Sakura Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: ruins of a 17th-century castle in Sakura (Chinese Prefecture)
- Categories: Japanese castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sakura Shi, Chiba, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.72209° or 35° 43′ 20″ northLongitude
140.21588° or 140° 12′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8R72P6C8+R8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2458769106OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q8014937
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Sakura Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “castell de Sakura”
- Chinese: “佐仓城”
- Chinese: “佐倉城”
- French: “castel de Sakurajo”
- French: “Château de Sakura”
- French: “château de Sakurajo”
- French: “佐倉城”
- German: “Burg Sakura”
- Japanese: “佐倉城”
- Korean: “사쿠라성”
- Malayalam: “സകുറ കാസിൽ”
- Slovenian: “grad Sakura”
- Slovenian: “sakurski grad”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Sakura”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 西根古谷公園 and 根古谷公園.
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