Matsushiro Castle

Matsushiro Castle, formerly known as Kaizu Castle, is a Japanese castle located in former Matsushiro town, now part of Nagano City. The site is a registered National Historic Site of Japan.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Japanese castle in Nagano prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Kaizu Castle

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Matsushiro Literary and Military School and Nagano Matsushiro General Hospital.

Historic site
The was the Han school of Matsushiro Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It located in the Matsushiro neighborhood of the city of Nagano in the of . is situated 340 metres south of Matsushiro Castle.

Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is situated 380 metres southeast of Matsushiro Castle.

Shinto shrine
is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 700 metres south of Matsushiro Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chikuma.

is a city in . With a population of about 62,000, is a small city by Japanese standards, and has urban areas mixed in among the forests, orchards and rice paddies.

Matsushiro Castle

Latitude
36.56592° or 36° 33′ 57″ north
Longitude
138.19605° or 138° 11′ 46″ east
Inception
1560
Open location code
8Q8WH58W+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5217915021
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q11104236
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Matsushiro Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: castell de Kaizu
  • Catalan: castell de Matsushiro
  • Chinese: 松代城
  • Chinese: 海津城
  • French: castel de Matsushiro
  • French: château de Matsushiro
  • French: Château de Matsushiro
  • French: Matsushiro-jō
  • German: Burg Matsushiro
  • Japanese: Matsushiro-jō
  • Japanese: まつしろじょう
  • Japanese: 松代城
  • Japanese: 松代城公園
  • Japanese: 松代城址
  • Japanese: 海津城
  • Korean: 마쓰시로성
  • Persian: قلعه ماتسوشیرو
  • Spanish: Castillo Matsushiro
  • Vietnamese: Thành Matsushiro

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Matsushiro castle and 旧松代駅.

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