Imabari Castle
Japanese castle in Imabari, Ehime, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Imabari Castle (今治城, Imabari-jō) is a Japanese castle in Imabari, Ehime, Japan. It was the center of Imabari Domain under the Edo Period Tokugawa shogunate and was ruled by a branch of the HisamatsuーMatsudaira clan through most of its history.
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Imabari Castle | |
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今治城 | |
Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 34°3′48.01″N 133°0′24.5″E |
Type | Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Condition | reconstructed |
Site history | |
Built | 1602-1606 |
Built by | Tōdō Takatora |
In use | 1604-1873 |
Demolished | 1873 |
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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 Ōita Prefecture.[1]