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Fukuyama Castle

Fukuyama Castle, sometimes called Hisamatsu Castle or Iyō Castle was the castle of the Bingo-Fukuyama Han during the Edo period of Japanese history. The grounds of the castle have been designate a National Historic Site since 1964.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fortification
  • Also known as: “Hisamatsu Castle” and “Iyō Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fukuyama Station and Fukuyama Museum of Art.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station located in the city of , , Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. is situated 210 metres south of Fukuyama Castle.

Museum
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is situated 190 metres west of Fukuyama Castle.

Museum
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is a prefectural museum in , Japan, dedicated to the history and culture of the . It has a particular focus upon the medieval settlement of Kusado Sengen. is situated 250 metres southwest of Fukuyama Castle.

Fukuyama Castle

Latitude
34.49104° or 34° 29′ 28″ north
Longitude
133.36114° or 133° 21′ 40″ east
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Inception
1619
Height
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
8Q6MF9R6+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 421566344
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1071869
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Fukuyama Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Fukuyamako gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “castell de Fukuyama”
  • Chinese: “久松城”
  • Chinese: “福山城”
  • Chinese: “葦陽城”
  • Dutch: “Fukuyama Castle”
  • French: “castel de Fukuyama”
  • French: “château de Fukuyama”
  • French: “Château de Fukuyama”
  • French: “Fukuyama-jō”
  • German: “Burg Fukuyama”
  • Japanese: “Fukuyama-jō”
  • Japanese: “ふくやまじょう”
  • Japanese: “久松城”
  • Japanese: “福山城”
  • Japanese: “葦陽城”
  • Korean: “빈고 후쿠야마 성”
  • Korean: “후쿠야마성”
  • Malayalam: “ഫുകുയാമ കാസിൽ”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Fukuyama”

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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 “Fukuyama Castle”. Photo: nnn, CC BY 2.1 jp.