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Amagasaki Castle was a flatland type Japanese castle located in the city of Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The castle was the headquarters of Amagasaki Domain, which ruled this portion of northern Settsu Province under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo Period Japan.

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Amagasaki Castle was a flatland type Japanese castle located in the city of Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The castle was the headquarters of Amagasaki Domain, which ruled this portion of northern Settsu Province under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo Period Japan.

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Amagasaki Castle is very to visit. It is about a 5-6 minute walk from the Hanshin Amagasaki train station. Just exit the building to the south (ocean side), turn left (east), walk parallel to the train tracks, cross over the river and you basically are there. The outside of the castle is fantastic, the inside has been remodeled and updated. While it is very clean and well organized on the inside, you will see little on the original architecture. After entering and paying a 500 yen adult fee you take the elevator to the 5th floor for an excellent view of the surrounding city. You then walk down to the 4th floor and view some paintings of other castles. On 3 you get a change to dress up trying on ancient clothes and armor. The 2nd floor is very nice as there is a special room showing a virtual reality view of the entire original castle complex. Very impressive. On the 1st floor is some historical information before exiting the building.

frank rinaldofrank rinaldo
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Amagasaki castle is located in Hyogo Prefecture and was the first place I visited during my Golden Week holiday. The castle is located right next to Amagasaki train station on the Hanshin line, so it’s very easy to reach. This reconstruction was built in 2018 and was done extremely well. There is a very nice recreation area outside the castle and lots of good angles for photos of the castle. The inside is 500 yen for adults and has 5 floors with museum exhibits, inactive exhibits, an observation deck, and small gift shop. Staff was extremely pleasant. Definitely make a stop if you’re in Osaka and have free time. My only problem was the lack of english descriptions. I had to research the castle after I left to know it’s history. Given it’s a small castle and newly built, I can understand the lack of English. It’s definitely not mentioned in most tourist sites.

HedgeHodge “HodgePodge”HedgeHodge “HodgePodge”
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It is a small castle. It was rebuilt in March 2019. It is made of concrete, but has some wood inside. You cannot compare it with the big castles. However, it is a nice place to spend an hour. There are some things for kids inside. They can dress up, touch a replica gun, and play some games. The grounds are small but clean. It is a nice place to sit and read a book. If you are in the area, it is worth a visit. However, if you are in Japan for a short time, there are bigger and better things to do.

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So far this has been my favorite castle in Japan. Even though it's smaller in size than most castles it is amazing. By far the most professional and helpful staff of any castle that I have visited. They are super friendly and very accommodating to make sure you enjoy your tour. There is two parks right next door for the children to play and the castle is a short 7-minute walk from the metro station.

tokyo joetokyo joe
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Not a historical building. It's a kind of memorial amusement park.This park was opened on March 2019. There was a real castle here 150 years ago. I went here 10 pm. It's quiet and peaceful. There is a public toilet in this park. The toilet is clean.There is also a small Aerial Adventure Park. No one is here in the night. You can occupy and enjoy the Aerial Adventure Park enough.

Keiichi KatsushimaKeiichi Katsushima
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very clean very nice arranged attractions. Service staffs are very friendly and very informative. We have good time to take the elevator to the top floor and slowly walked down each floor has different features. We watched the video in a theater (it has English subtitles). One can try ninja uniform and feel the strike of a sword and that was fun. Washroom is very clean and nice!

Margi RinaldoMargi Rinaldo
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