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Our guide
Sakura Castle, in Sakura, Chiba, was a 17th-century castle, now in ruins, and is one of Japan's Top 100 Castles chosen by the Japan Castle Foundation. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Keisei-Sakura Station is about 1.2 km away in a straight line, and Moto Sakura Castle about 3.9 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
- Sakura Castle 2 — EXECUTOR · Public domain · source · resized
- 佐倉城址にて 出丸跡 Sakura Castle 2015.1.02 - panoramio — Nankou Oronain (as36… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 佐倉城址にて Sakura Castle 2015.1.02 - panoramio (1) — Nankou Oronain (as36… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Sakura Castle — by Monado · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source · resized
- Sakura Castle Jonanzutsumi — by Monado · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source · resized
- Sakura Castle Demaru Mon — by Monado · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source · resized
- Toyota sakura castle 01 — Toriha · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 佐倉城址 両町橋 2015.1.02 - panoramio — Nankou Oronain (as36… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 佐倉城址にて Sakura Castle 2015.1.02 - panoramio — Nankou Oronain (as36… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Sakura Castle (佐倉城, Sakura-jō) was a 17th-century castle, now in ruins, in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture. It was designated one of Japan's Top 100 Castles by the Japanese Castle Foundation.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Keisei-Sakura (Keisei Main 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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