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Chiran Castle

Chiran Castle was a Japanese castle located in the area of the city of , , . Its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1993.
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Photo: Mizushimasea, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots and Chiran.

Museum
Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The airbase at , Minamikyūshū, on the of Kagoshima, Japan, served as the departure point for hundreds of Special Attack or kamikaze sorties launched in the final months of World War II. is situated 1 km west of Chiran Castle.

Bus station
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is a bus station, which is situated 1 km northwest of Chiran Castle.

Police station
Photo: Sakoppi, CC BY 3.0.
is a police station, which is situated 1 km northwest of Chiran Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiran and Chirancho-Kori.

Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in prefecture, part of in . It is now administered as part of Minamikyushu City.

Quarter
Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Chiran Castle.

Quarter
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is a quarter, which is situated 9 km northeast of Chiran Castle.

Chiran Castle

Latitude
31.36647° or 31° 21′ 59″ north
Longitude
130.44255° or 130° 26′ 33″ east
Open location code
8Q3G9C8V+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1044284859
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q11584656
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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Chiran Castle” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chiran Castle”. Photo: Mizushimasea, CC BY-SA 4.0.