Harajo Castle Ruins
Site of Historic Battle field of Shimabara Rebellion
Harajo Castle ruin is located in Minami-arima in Minami-Shimabara-city and the Battle field
of Shimabara Rebellion which was a peasant uprising agaist bakufu’s persecution of
Christians under the leadership of Amakusa Shiro in 1637.
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It was founded by Arima Takazumi in 1496 and was a flat castle with a fortress naturally created
both by the cliff facing Ariake Sea and the tide coming in. This Castle was abandoned since
Matsudaira.
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On February 27, 1638, he died in battle. The following day, the castle fell. 37,000 Christians
including women and children died a violent death.
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It is registered on the World Heritage as Hidden Chriarian Sites.
General information
| Address | Minamiarima-cho, Minami-Shimabara-city, Nagasaki-prefecture |
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50 minutes by a vehicle from Shimabara-city 50 minutes by a vehicle from Unzen-city 100 minutes by a vehicle from Nagasaki-city |
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