Obama Castle
Obama Castle was a seaside-style castle located in what is now the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. During the Edo period, it was the headquarters of a junior branch of the Sakai clan, who were hereditary daimyō of Obama Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “小浜城址”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yamakawa Tomiko Memorial Museum and 小浜市立小浜中学校.
Yamakawa Tomiko Memorial Museum
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Yamakawa Tomiko Memorial Museum is situated 630 metres south of Obama Castle.
小浜市立小浜中学校
School
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小浜市立小浜中学校 is a school, which is situated 370 metres north of Obama Castle.
小浜市文化会館
Theater building
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小浜市文化会館 is a theater building, which is situated 1 km south of Obama Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Obama.
Obama
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Obama is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2018, the city had an estimated population of 29,435 in 12,057 households and a population density of 240 persons per km2.
Obama Castle
- Categories: Japanese castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.50412° or 35° 30′ 15″ northLongitude
135.74609° or 135° 44′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8Q7QGP3W+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 753371763OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q909308
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Romanian—“Obama Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “castell d’Obama”
- Chinese: “小滨城”
- Chinese: “小濱城”
- French: “castel d’Obama”
- French: “château d’Obama”
- French: “Château d’Obama”
- French: “château d’Unpin”
- German: “Burg Obama”
- Japanese: “小浜城”
- Japanese: “雲浜城”
- Korean: “오바마성”
- Romanian: “Castelul Obama”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 小浜神社 and 福井地方裁判所小浜簡易裁判所.
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