Matsue Castle

Matsue Castle is a Japanese castle located in Matsue, . Matsue Castle was constructed from 1607 to 1611 by Horio Yoshiharu, the first daimyō of the Matsue Domain, during the early Edo period.
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  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—6:30 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in japan
  • Also known as: “castel de Matsue”, “Castell Matsue”, “Castelo Matsue”, “Černý hrad”, “château de Chidori”, “château du pluvier”, “Chidori Castle”, “Chidori-jō”, “hrad Macue”, “Kastilyo Matsue”, “Kastilyong Matsue”, “Macue-ĝō”, “Matsue-jo”, “Matsue-Jō”, “טירת מאטסו”, “千鳥城”, and “城山公園”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kōunkaku and Matsue Shrine.

Museum
Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 170 metres south of Matsue Castle.

Shinto shrine
Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 140 metres south of Matsue Castle.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 210 metres northwest of Matsue Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tamayu and Kashima.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.
was a Japanese town in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture. is situated 6 km southwest of Matsue Castle.

Suburb
was a town located in Yatsuka District, , . As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,071 and a density of 277.93 persons per km2. is situated 7 km northwest of Matsue Castle.

Suburb
was a village located in Yatsuka District, , . As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,931 and a density of 123.77 persons per km2. is situated 8 km southeast of Matsue Castle.

Matsue Castle

Latitude
35.4751° or 35° 28′ 30″ north
Longitude
133.05076° or 133° 3′ 3″ east
Open location code
8Q7MF3G2+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 299654325
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q151776
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Satellite Map

Discover Matsue Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Matsue Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة ماتسويه”
  • Armenian: “Մանցուե ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Matsue gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “castell de Matsue”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Matsue”
  • Chinese: “松江城”
  • Czech: “Macue”
  • Dutch: “Matsue Castle”
  • Esperanto: “kastelo de Macuo”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de Macuo”
  • Finnish: “Matsuen linna”
  • French: “château de Matsue”
  • French: “Château de Matsue”
  • German: “Burg Matsue”
  • Hebrew: “טירת מצואה”
  • Hungarian: “Macue kastély”
  • Hungarian: “Macuei várkastély”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Matsue”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Matsue”
  • Italian: “castello di Matsue”
  • Italian: “Castello di Matsue”
  • Japanese: “Matsue-jō”
  • Japanese: “まつえじょう”
  • Japanese: “松江城”
  • Kölsch: “Burch Matsue”
  • Korean: “마쓰에성”
  • Limburgan: “Kestiel van Matsue”
  • Pampanga: “Matsue”
  • Persian: “قلعه ماتسوئه”
  • Polish: “Zamek Matsue”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Matsue”
  • Russian: “Замок Мацуэ”
  • Sardinian: “Casteddu de Matsue”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Matsue”
  • Swedish: “Matsue slott”
  • Tagalog: “Kastilyo ng Matsue”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทมะสึเอะ”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทมัตสึเอะ”
  • Turkish: “Matsue Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Мацуе”
  • Wu Chinese: “松江城”
  • Yue Chinese: “松江城”

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Highlights include Mt. Kameda and 松江城山公園.

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