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Hara Castle

Coordinates: 32°38′00″N 130°15′22″E / 32.6333°N 130.256°E / 32.6333; 130.256
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Map of the besieged castle during the Shimabara rebellion.
Remains of Hara castle
Remains of Hara castle, as seen from the ocean.

Hara Castle (原城, Hara jō) is a castle in Hizen Province. During the Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638), the rebellious peasants were besieged there.

As a result of the Shimabara Rebellion in 1637, the Shogunate decided to expel the Portuguese from Japan. The Dutch, meanwhile, gained the trust of the Japanese authorities by bombarding Hara Castle (where Japanese insurgents took refuge during the Shimabara Rebellion) and thus gained a monopoly on European trade with Japan.

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32°38′00″N 130°15′22″E / 32.6333°N 130.256°E / 32.6333; 130.256

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