Wakayama Castle

Wakayama Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city Wakayama, , . For most of the Edo Period, it was the administrative center of Kishū Domain, which was controlled by a cadet branch of the Tokugawa clan.
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  • Castle
  • …dates from 1585
  • Opening hours:
    9:00 AM–5:30 PM
    December 29–December 31: closed
  • Description: fortification
  • Address: 一番丁, 和歌山市, 和歌山県 640-8146

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wakayama Castle Park Zoo and Wakayama Prefectural Museum.
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Zoo
is situated 160 metres southeast of Wakayama Castle.
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Museum
is a history … is situated 350 metres south of Wakayama Castle.
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Historic building
is a historic building, which is situated 260 metres south of Wakayama Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saikazaki and Misaki.
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Locality
is a cape in the southern part of Wakayama… is situated 5 km southwest of Wakayama Castle.
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Town
is a town located in Sen'nan District, , Japan. is situated 9 km north of Wakayama Castle.
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is a city located in , Japan.

Wakayama Castle

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Latitude
34.22765° or 34° 13′ 40″ north
Longitude
135.17151° or 135° 10′ 17″ east
Open location code
8Q6Q65HC+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 402167963
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1151269

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Wakayama Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Wakayamako gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “castell de Wakayama”
  • Chinese: “和歌山城”
  • Dutch: “Wakayama Castle”
  • French: “Château de Wakayama”
  • French: “château du Tigre couché”
  • French: “Wakayama-jō”
  • Galician: “castelo de Wakayama”
  • German: “Burg Wakayama”
  • German: “Takegaki-jō”
  • German: “Torafusu-jō”
  • German: “Wakayama-jō”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Wakayama”
  • Italian: “Castello di Wakayama”
  • Japanese: “Wakayama-jō”
  • Japanese: “わかやまじょう”
  • Japanese: “和歌山城”
  • Japanese: “虎伏城”
  • Korean: “와카야마성”
  • Malayalam: “വകയാമ കാസിൽ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wakayama-borgen”
  • Russian: “Замок Вакаяма”
  • Slovenian: “grad Vakajama”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Wakayama”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Вакаяма”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Wakayama”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wakayama Park and 本丸御殿跡.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Small castle tower and 天守閣.

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