Kasama Castle
Kasama Castle is a Japanese castle located in Kasama, central Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kasama Castle was home to a junior branch of Makino clan, daimyō of Kasama Domain, but castle and domain went through many changes in clans during the early Edo period.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Monado, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sashinō Shrine and Kasama Nichidō Museum of Art.
Kasama Nichidō Museum of Art
Museum
Kasama Nichidō Museum of Art opened in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, in 1972. It was established to celebrate the forty-fifth anniversary of the opening of the Galerie Nichidō, the first commercial art gallery in Japan specialising in yōga or Western-style painting. Kasama Nichidō Museum of Art is situated 1 km west of Kasama Castle.
Kasama Inari Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Dinakarr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kasama Inari Shrine is one of the three largest Inari Okami shrines in Japan, having been awarded the ancient court rank of Senior First Grade. According to legends associated with the shrine, it was founded in 651 during the reign of Emperor Kotoku, indicating a history extending over some thirteen centuries. Kasama Inari Shrine is situated 1¼ km west of Kasama Castle.
Kasama Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: fortification primarily active in Edo period, Japan
- Categories: Japanese castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kasama Shi, Ibaraki, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.38261° or 36° 22′ 57″ northLongitude
140.26745° or 140° 16′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8R8297M8+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2501439830OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q11599983
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Kasama Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “castell de Kasama”
- French: “castel de Kasama”
- French: “château de Kasama”
- French: “Château de Kasama”
- German: “Burg Kasama”
- Greek: “Κάστρο της Κασάμα”
- Japanese: “笠間城”
- Spanish: “Castillo Kasama”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bando No.23 Shofuku-ji (Former Kanzeon-ji) and 笠間市立 笠間中学校.
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