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Our guide
Karatsu Castle stands in Karatsu, Saga. At the end of the Edo period it was home to the Ogasawara clan, daimyō of the Karatsu Domain, and it was also known as Maizuru-jō, the “Dancing Crane Castle”.
Karatsu Station is about 1.2 km away in a straight line. Nabatake Site is about 2 km off and Nijinomatsubara about 3.4 km.
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
- 唐津城 - panoramio — mahlervv · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 鏡山から唐津城を望む - panoramio — 松浦党 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- View from Tenshu of Karatsu Castle (Takashima Island) — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Tenshu and Jonaibashi Bridge of Karatsu Castle — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Karatsu Castle — MC MasterChef~commonswiki (uploader on Commons) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- KaratsuCastle2 — Ippukucho · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Higohori Moat in front of Karatsu City Hall 2 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Clock Yagura of Karatsu Castle near Ninomonhori Moat of Karatsu Castle — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 2009年10月頃の唐津城？ — Bokanmania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Karatsu Castle (唐津城, Karatsu-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a hirayamajiro, a castle built on a plain rather than a hill or mountain. At the end of the Edo period, Karatsu castle was home to the Ogasawara clan, daimyō of Karatsu Domain. It was also known as "Dancing Crane Castle" (舞鶴城, Maizuru-jō).
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-05 · ご利用案内｜【公式】唐津城
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Karatsu, 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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