Which city located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan was founded in 1954 and lies between Kakogawa and Himeji; the latter being famous for a hilltop castle complex comprising 83 buildings and advanced defensive systems?
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Takasago, Hyōgo Takasago (高砂市 , Takasago-shi ) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on July 1, 1954. It lies between the cities of Kakogawa to the east and Himeji to the west, which is known for its castle.
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Himeji Castle Himeji Castle (姫路城 , Himeji-jō ) is a hilltop Japanese castle complex located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. The castle is frequently known as "Hakuro-jō" or "Shirasagi-jō" ("White Egret Castle" or "White Heron Castle") because of its brilliant white exterior and supposed resemblance to a bird taking flight.
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Sakurabora Castle Sakurabora Castle (桜洞城 , Sakurabora-jō ) was a medieval Japanese castle built in the Hida Province. It is now located in the present-day city of Gero, Gifu Prefecture. It was constructed by the daimyo Mitsuki Naoyori (三木直頼) in 1544, near the end of the Sengoku period.
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Iga Ueno Castle Iga Ueno Castle (伊賀上野城 , Iga-Ueno-jō ) , also known as Ueno Castle (上野城 , Ueno-jō ) and Hakuho Castle (白鳳城 , Hakuhō-jō ) , is a Japanese castle located in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
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Usuki, Ōita Usuki (臼杵市 , Usuki-shi ) is a city located on the east coast of Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is famous for its Usuki Stone Buddhas, a national treasure, and its soy sauce production. Recently it has become known for having the look and feel of a Japanese castle town. It is part of Ōita City's metropolitan area through economics and thus has strong ties to Ōita City.
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Hondo, Kumamoto Hondo (本渡市 , Hondo-shi ) was a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
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Kuwana Castle Kuwana Castle (桑名城 , Kuwana-jō ) is a Japanese castle located in Kuwana, northern Mie Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kuwana Castle was home to a branch the Matsudaira clan, "daimyō" of Kuwana Domain. The castle was also known as "Ōgi-jō" (扇城 ) or "Asahi-jō" (旭城 ) .
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Nagasaki Nagasaki (長崎市 , Nagasaki-shi , ]) (   ) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It became a centre of Portuguese and Dutch influence in the 16th through 19th centuries, and the Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki have been proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Part of Nagasaki was home to a major Imperial Japanese Navy base during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War. Its name means "long cape".
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Iji Castle Iji Castle (伊治城跡 , Iji-jō ato ) is the ruins of a late Nara period "jōsaku"-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Kurihara, Miyagi prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site was proclaimed a National National Historic Site on August 27, 2003.
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Kōsan-ji Kōsan-ji (耕三寺 ) is a Hongan-ji school Jōdo Shinshū temple on the island of Ikuchijima in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Founded by the industrialist Koso Kōsanji in 1936 in honour of his deceased mother, and with an area of approximately fifty thousand square metres, many of its structures are modelled upon the country's most famous historic temples and shrines. The Miraishin no Oka is a monument landscaped with five thousand square metres of Carrara marble, weighing some three thousand tons, by Kazuto Kuetani. The Kōsan-ji Museum houses over two thousand items, including nineteen Important Cultural Properties.
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Hyōgo Prefecture Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県 , Hyōgo-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshu island. The capital is Kobe.
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Sanyo Electric Railway Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (山陽電気鉄道株式会社 , San'yō Denki-tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha ) is a Japanese private railway operating company based in western Hyōgo Prefecture. It runs local and express rail service between Himeji and Kobe, and also connects directly with Hanshin Main Line to Osaka.
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Takaoka Castle Takoaka Castle (高岡城 , Takoaka-jō ) was a Japanese castle in Takaoka, Toyama Japan. It was originally constructed in 1609, and was only used for a few years before being dismantled. The site of its ruins are now a park. The castle is designated one of Japan's Top 100 Castles by the Japanese Castle Foundation.
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Ōtsu Ōtsu (大津市 , Ōtsu-shi ) is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Ōtsu is known as the main port of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. It briefly served as the capital of Japan from 667 to 672 AD during the Asuka period (538 – 710). The city is home to numerous sites of historical importance, notably the temples of Mii-dera, Ishiyama-dera, and Enryaku-ji and the Hiyoshi Taisha shrine. Enryaku-ji is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)". Ōtsu was incorporated as a city on October 1, 1898.
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Ushibuka, Kumamoto Ushibuka (牛深市 , Ushibuka-shi ) was a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
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Kameyama Castle (Mie) Kameyama Castle (亀山城 , Kameyama-jō ) is a Japanese castle located in Kameyama, northern Mie Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kameyama Castle was home to the Ishikawa clan, "daimyō" of Ise-Kameyama Domain. The castle was also known as "Kochō-jō" (粉蝶城 ) .
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Matsue Castle Matsue Castle (松江城 , Matsue-jō ) is a feudal castle in Matsue in Shimane prefecture, Japan. Nicknamed the "black castle" or "plover castle", it is one of the few remaining medieval castles in Japan – at least of the few remaining in their original wooden form, and not a modern reconstruction in concrete.
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Ueno, Mie Ueno (上野市 , Ueno-shi ) was a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on September 10, 1941. It was often referred to as Iga-Ueno to avoid confusion with other Uenos, including one in Ise Province which is now part of Yokkaichi.
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Itokazu Castle Itokazu Castle (糸数城 , Itokazu jō ) is a Ryukyuan "gusuku" in Nanjō, Okinawa. It was built with Ryūkyūan limestone in the mid-14th century. It is now in ruins.
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Kawate Castle Kawate Castle (川手城 , Kawate-jō ) was a castle that existed between the Nanboku-chō period and the Sengoku period. Its ruins are located in the present-day city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. An alternative way to write its name in Japanese is 革手城, which has the same pronunciation. It replaced Nagamori Castle as the base of operations for the area and served as home for regional "shugo" until Saitō Dōsan switched to Inabayama Castle. After its demolition, earthen mounds still remained, but they, too, were broken down to help with the construction of Kanō Castle.
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Tomigusuku Castle Tomigusuku Castle (豊見城城 , Tomigusuku jō ) is a Ryukyuan "gusuku" in Tomigusuku, Okinawa. It was built in about 1400 by Ououso, then King of Nanzan, and is now a ruined castle. The castle is not far off of Highway 58.
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Engyō-ji The Shoshazan Engyō-ji (書寫山圓教寺 ) is a temple of the Tendai sect in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. It was founded by Shoku Shonin in 966.