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Our guide
Shingū Castle, in the city of Shingū in southern Wakayama, was at the end of the Edo period the home of a cadet branch of the Mizuno clan, hereditary chief retainers of the Kishū Domain. Its ruins, together with the Mizuno clan cemetery, became a National Historic Site in 2003. It is also called Tankaku-jō or Okimi-jō.
Shingū Station on the Kisei Main Line is about 550 m away in a straight line, and Kumano Hayatama Taisha about 900 m.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- 新宮城模擬城門 — 小池 隆 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 新宮城本丸石垣 — 小池 隆 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 新宮城本丸搦手虎口 — Takashi.koike · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 新宮城出丸 — 小池 隆 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
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What this place is
Shingū Castle (新宮城, Shingū-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city of Shingū, southern Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Shingū Castle was home to a cadet branch of the Mizuno clan, hereditary karō of Kishū Domain. Its ruins, along with the clan cemetery for the Mizuno clan, were designated a National Historic Site in 2003. The castle is also called the Tankaku-jō (丹鶴城) or the Okimi-jō (沖見城).
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Shingū (Kisei Main Line), about 550 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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