A castle with an original wooden keep and some of Japan's tallest stone walls, rising in tiers above Marugame city.
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AUTUMN · Oct
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20°C
Clear sky
💧 0% rain chance · wind 10 km/h
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Suitability
Stroller: Not verified
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: moderate
Rules
Drones: banned
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Within 30 km, closest first.
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Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-06
- 1. 丸亀城 - 日本国香川県丸亀市。 · Toto-tarou · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0