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Imabari Castle

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Type
  
Japanese castle

Phone
  
+81 898-31-9233

In use
  
1604-1873

Built by
  
Tōdō Takatora

Imabari Castle

Address
  
3 Chome-1-3, 通町 Imabari, Ehime Prefecture 794-0036, Japan

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PM

Similar
  
Uwajima Castle, Ōzu Castle, Takamatsu Castle, Marugame Castle, Matsuyama Castle

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Imabari Castle (今治城, Imabari-jō) is a Japanese castle in Imabari, Ehime, Japan. This castle is well known as one of the three Mizujiro, or "Castles on the sea", in Japan, along with Takamatsu Castle in Kagawa Prefecture and Nakatsu Castle in Oita Prefecture.

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History

This castle was constructed by Tōdō Takatora, a local daimyo. He collected superior knowledge and techniques for building castles from 1602 to 1604 in order to build his own castle. The original major castle to rule the area was Kokufu Castle located on the top of Mount Karako. However, Takatora thought the Kokufu Castle was not in the best place for the governance of the area, so he abolished the old castle and made a new one, Imabari Castle.

In 1635, this castle and Imabari Domain was succeeded by Matsudaira Sadafusa who is nephew of Tokugawa Ieyasu. After that, he and his descendants ruled there for Edo period.

By the order of the Meiji Government, all of the buildings associated with the castle were destroyed. And land ownership was sold to local Shinto shrine. In 1980, the Imabari City government constructed the new donjon tower in the castle.

Features

Imabari castle features a vast seawater moat, a high stone wall and a rare style of main gate. The moat averages 60 meters in length and is intended to neutralize arrows. Almost all parts of the high stone wall have remain unchanged since the Edo Period. The main gate, Kurogane Main Gate (鉄御門, Kurogane-gomon), is iron-plated and flanked by turrets.

Access

  • Imabari Station of Yosan Line
  • Imabari Port
  • Imabari Castle (今治城前, Imabari-jō-mae) Bus Stop of Setouchi Bus Line
  • References

    Imabari Castle Wikipedia