Marugame, Kagawa
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History
The castle town grew up around Marugame Castle which was built in 1597.[1]
The modern city was established in 1899.[2]
Since 1947, the city has hosted to an annual road running competition: the Marugame Half Marathon.[3]
Marugame, Kagawa Media
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Deal, William E. (2005). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, p. 76.
- ↑ "Profile of Marugame City" at city.marugame.lg.jp; retrieved on 2013-2-25.
- ↑ Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS), "Marugame Half Marathon" Archived 2017-12-13 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on 2013-2-25.
Other websites
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