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Wakayama Castle 和歌山城

Wakayama Castle (和歌山城, Wakayama-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. For most of the Edo Period, it was the administrative center of Kishū Domain, which was controlled by a cadet branch of the Tokugawa clan. Due to its size and status, Wakayama Castle was ranked as one of the most important castles under the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Wakayama Castle — 和歌山城
Photo: Wak89 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
LocationWakayama (和歌山市 和歌山県)
Coordinates34.22760, 135.17200 · Open in Google Maps
TypeCastle garden
Cultural propertyPlace of Scenic Beauty, Historic Site of Japan, Important Cultural Property of Japan
Established1585
Official websitehttp://wakayamajo.jp/index.html

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