Matsue Castle
松江城
Original wooden fortress built 1607-1611, one of Japan's few surviving castles and one of the Three Great Lake Castles in its architectural category.
〒 690-0887How to get there
松江しんじ湖温泉Kitamatsue line17 min walk from the station
Gate price from¥680
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Matsue Castle is a feudal Japanese castle built from 1607-1611 by Horio Yoshiharu, the first daimyo of the Matsue Domain, during the early Edo period. It is one of the few remaining original wooden castles, not a modern reconstruction, and has survived earthquakes, fires, wars and other causes that destroyed other Japanese castles. It is now located in the city of Matsue and is one of Japan's Three Great Lake Castles.
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