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Takamatsu Castle 高松城
Takamatsu Castle (高松城, Takamatsu-jō) is a Japanese castle located in central Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is also called Tamamo Castle (玉藻城, Tamamo-jō), literally "seaweed castle," for its seawater moats. The castle was headquarters of the Takamatsu Domain, which ruled eastern Sanuki Province (modern-day Kagawa) from 1588 to 1869. It is now a park.
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| Location | Tamamochō, Kagawa (玉藻町 香川県) |
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| Coordinates | 34.35040, 134.05200 · Open in Google Maps |
| Type | Castle garden |
| Cultural property | Historic Site of Japan, Important Cultural Property of Japan |
| Established | 1590 |
| Official website | http://www.takamatsujyo.com/ |
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Basic data from Wikidata (CC0). Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), linked below. Details may change; the garden's official website is the authoritative source.
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