Shimabara can refer to any of the following:
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Shimabara, Nagasaki
is a city located on the north-eastern tip of the Shimabara Peninsula, facing Ariake Bay in the east and Mount Unzen (including Fugendake) in the west, in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated popul ...
, a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Shimabara Peninsula, the geographic feature that hosts Shimabara, Nagasaki
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Shimabara Castle
, also known as and , is a Japanese castle located in Shimabara, Hizen Province (present day Nagasaki prefecture). This five-story white building stands in stark contrast to the black Kumamoto Castle in neighboring Kumamoto Prefecture.
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, in Shimabara, Nagasaki
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Shimabara Rebellion
The , also known as the or , was an uprising that occurred in the Shimabara Domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan from 17 December 1637 to 15 April 1638.
Matsukura Katsuie, the ''daimyō'' of the Shimabara Domain, enforced unpopular polic ...
(also known as the Battle or Siege of Shimabara), a 1637 uprising of residents of the Nagasaki area against the Shōgun's anti-Christian policies
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Shimabara, Kyoto
(often simplified to , sometimes styled ) was the designated red light district () in Kyoto, and was later also a geisha district (). Established in 1640, Shimabara, following the outlawing of sex work in Japan became defunct as a red-light dis ...
, an entertainment quarter in Kyoto, Japan
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