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Our guide
Hiketa Castle was a Sengoku-period castle in what is now the city of Higashikagawa, Kagawa. Its ruins have been a National Historic Site since 2020. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Hiketa Station on the Kōtoku Line is about 1.2 km away in a straight line. We have not checked the paths up to the site.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Hiketa jyou — 平居 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Hiketa-Castle — HikaruKinkakuji · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Hiketa Castle (引田城, Hiketa-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2020.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Hiketa (Kōtoku Line), about 1.2 km 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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