Namioka Castle
Namioka Castle was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of far northern Japan. The ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1940 by the Japanese government.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: MChew, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Japanese castle
- Also known as: “Namioka Jo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 青森南警察署 and Namioka Station.
青森南警察署
Police station
Photo: Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
青森南警察署 is a police station, which is situated 1¼ km west of Namioka Castle.
Namioka Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Namioka Station is a railway station located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. Namioka Station is situated 2 km west of Namioka Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuroishi.
Kuroishi
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuroishi is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023, the city had an estimated population of 31,540 in 13,948 households and a population density of 150 people per km2. The total area of the city is 217.05 square kilometers.
Namioka Castle
- Categories: Japanese castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aomori, Aomori, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
40.71772° or 40° 43′ 4″ northLongitude
140.60491° or 140° 36′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8RG2PJ93+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 239998599OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q11558405
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Namioka Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “浪岡城”
- French: “castel de Namioka”
- French: “château de Namioka”
- French: “Château de Namioka”
- Japanese: “浪岡城”
- Korean: “나미오카성”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 青森市立浪岡北小学校 and 青森市役所 浪岡庁舎.
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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 “Namioka Castle”. Photo: MChew, CC BY-SA 4.0.