Iwakitaira Castle
Iwakitaira Castle (磐城平城, Iwakitaira-jō) is a hilltop-style Japanese castle located in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It also called Ryūgajō Castle (龍ヶ城) . Built in the early Edo period, it served as the headquarters for a succession of daimyō of Iwakitaira Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The site is now mostly on private lands, with only a small portion of the moats and ramparts remaining.
| Iwakitaira Castle 磐城平城 | |
|---|---|
| Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan | |
surviving moat of Iwakitaira Castle | |
Iwakitaira Castle 磐城平城 Iwakitaira Castle 磐城平城 | |
| Coordinates | 37°03′32.85″N 140°53′27.30″E |
| Type | yamashiro-style Japanese castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | partly |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1603 |
| Built by | Torii Tadamasa |
| In use | Edo period |
| Demolished | 1868 |
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