Hirado Castle 平戸城 | |
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Hirado, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 33°22′07″N 129°33′27″E / 33.368575°N 129.557567°E |
Type | Hirayama-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | reconstruction from 1962 |
Site history | |
Built | 1718 (original) 1962 (rebuild) |
Built by | Matsura Takashi |
In use | Edo period |
Demolished | 1872 (original) |
Hirado Castle (平戸城, Hirado-jō) was the seat of the Matsura clan, the daimyō of Hirado Domain, of Hizen Province, Kyūshū. It is located in present-day Hirado city Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It was also known as Kameoka Castle (亀岡城, Kameoka-jō).