Matsuura family crest "three stars"
Hirado CastleHirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture
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- Hirado Castle
| Other name | Kameoka Castle, Kikko Castle, Hinotake Castle |
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| castle construction | 1599 |
| address | 1458-1 Iwanokamicho, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture |
| telephone number | 0950-22-2201 |
| Opening hours | 8:30-18:00 (April-September), 8:30-17:00 (October-March) |
| closing day | December 30th-31st |
| Admission fee | Adults 520 yen / High school students 310 yen / Elementary and junior high school students 200 yen |
- Access to Hirado Castle
- About 10 minutes by taxi from Matsuura Railway “Tabira Hiradoguchi” station
HISTORYAbout Hirado Castle
Read about incidents related to Hirado Castle
- Bateren expulsion orderHideyoshi's Christian Restriction Order
- Ever since Christianity was introduced in 1549, Japanese Christians, the so-called Christians, have suffered from numerous oppressions. The first major restrictions placed on Christianity in Japan were in Tensho 15 (158
History of the Hirado domain, with Hirado Castle as the domain office
| Domain office | Hirado Castle |
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| old area | Matsuura District, Sonoki District, Hizen Province, Iki Province |
| stone height | 61,000 koku |
| Fudai/Tozama | Foreigner |
| main lord | Matsuura family |
| Estimated population | 150,000 people (first year of the Meiji era) |
