Hirosaki Castle

Hirosaki Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Tsugaru clan, a 47,000 koku tozama daimyō clan which ruled over Hirosaki Domain, Mutsu Province, in what is now central Hirosaki, , .
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  • Castle
  • …dates from 1611
  • …stands 14 metres (47 feet) tall
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: castle in Hirosaki, Aomori prefecture, Japan
  • Address: 青森県弘前市下白銀町１, 036-8356
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hirosaki Park and Hirosaki City Museum.
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opened in , , Japan in 1977. is situated 300 metres south of Hirosaki Castle.
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is a theater building, which is situated 360 metres south of Hirosaki Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fujisaki and Inakadate.
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is a town in , Japan. is situated 6 km northeast of Hirosaki Castle.
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is a village in , Japan. is situated 8 km east of Hirosaki Castle.
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is a town located in , Japan.

Hirosaki Castle

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Latitude
40.60794° or 40° 36′ 29″ north
Longitude
140.46366° or 140° 27′ 49″ east
Open location code
8RG2JF57+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 757850283
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q328582

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Hirosaki Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Hirosaki gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Hirosaki”
  • Chinese: “弘前城”
  • Dutch: “Hirosaki Castle”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Hirosaki”
  • French: “castel de Hirosaki”
  • French: “Château de Hirosaki”
  • German: “Burg Hirosaki”
  • German: “Hirosaki-jō”
  • Hungarian: “Hiroszaki várkastély”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Hirosaki”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Hirosaki”
  • Italian: “Castello di Hirosaki”
  • Japanese: “Hirosaki-jō”
  • Japanese: “ひろさきじょう”
  • Japanese: “弘前城”
  • Japanese: “鷹岡城”
  • Javanese: “Istana Hirosaki”
  • Korean: “히로사키성”
  • Malayalam: “ഹിരോസാക്കി കാസിൽ”
  • Persian: “قلعه هیروساکی”
  • Polish: “Zamek Hirosaki”
  • Russian: “Замок Хиросаки”
  • Russian: “Хиросаки”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Hirosaki”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทฮิโรซากิ”
  • Turkish: “Hirosaki Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “замок Хіросакі”
  • Ukrainian: “Хіросакі”

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