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|English Name=
|English Name=Iwakuni Castle
 
|Japanese Name=岩国城
 
|Romaji Name=iwakuni-jo
 
|Founder=Kikkawa Hiroie
 
|Year Founded=1608
Iwakuni Castle
|Castle Type=Mountaintop
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Condition=Reconstructed main keep
岩国城
|Designations=Top 100 Castles
|Romaji Name=
|Historical Period=Edo Period
iwakuni-jo
|Main Keep Structure=4 levels, 4 stories
|Alternate Names=
|Year Reconstructed=1962 (concrete)
 
|Features=main keep
|Founder=
|Access=Iwakuni Station (San'yo Honsen), 20 minutes by bus to the Kintaikyo Bridge, 10 minute walk to the ropeway to the top
Kikkawa Hiroie
|Website=http://www.joho-yamaguchi.or.jp/icci/html/kanko/002.html:s2
|Year Founded=
|City=Iwakuni
1608
|Prefecture=Yamaguchi Prefecture
|Castle Type=
|Notes=I visited Iwakuni in a day trip from Hiroshima. It's worth the visit to see the famous bridge Kintaikyo and the samurai settlement. All current pictures were donated by Terry P.
Mountaintop
|History=Iwakuni-jo was built by Kikkawa Hiroie in 1608. Just a few years later in 1615 the castle was torn down to comply with the Tokugawa law of "one castle per province." The current reconstruction was placed a little bit closer to the front edge of the mountain so it could be more easily seen from below and to give visitors a better view of the valley from the castle.
|Castle Condition=
|Year Visited=1996, 1998
Reconstructed main keep
|AddedJcastle=1999
|Designations=
|Visits=February 1996, August 1998
Top 100 Castles
|GPSLocation=34.1752, 132.17422
|Historical Period=
|rating_average=3.17
Edo Period
|castleElev=217
|Main Keep Structure=
|ekiLatLng=34.156594,132.177312
4 levels, 4 stories
|ekiElev=17
|Year Reconstructed=
|elevChange=200
1962 (concrete)
|kamon=kikkawa.jpg
|Artifacts=
|kamonFam=Kikkawa
 
|adminRating=3
|oldID=47
 
|Features=
 
|Access=
 
 
Iwakuni Station (San'yo Honsen), 20 minutes by bus to the Kintaikyo Bridge, 10 minute walk to the ropeway to the top
 
 
|Visitor Information=
 
 
|Time Required=
 
|City=
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture
|Prefecture=
Yamaguchi Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
I visited Iwakuni in a day trip from Hiroshima. It's worth the visit to see the famous bridge Kintaikyo and the samurai settlement. All current pictures were donated by Terry P.
 
 
|History=
 
 
Iwakuni-jo was built by Kikkawa Hiroie in 1608. Just a few years later in 1615 the castle was torn down to comply with the Tokugawa law of "one castle per province." The current reconstruction was placed a little bit closer to the front edge of the mountain so it could be more easily seen from below and to give visitors a better view of the valley from the castle.
 
 
|Visits=
February 1996, August 1998
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
|Year Visited=
1996, 1998
|Website=
 
 
http://www.joho-yamaguchi.or.jp/icci/html/kanko/002.html:s2
 
 
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3.17
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217
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17
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200
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kikkawa.jpg
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Kikkawa
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3
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Revision as of 21:58, 2 October 2017

I visited Iwakuni in a day trip from Hiroshima. It's worth the visit to see the famous bridge Kintaikyo and the samurai settlement. All current pictures were donated by Terry P.

Iwakuni1.jpg

History

Iwakuni-jo was built by Kikkawa Hiroie in 1608. Just a few years later in 1615 the castle was torn down to comply with the Tokugawa law of "one castle per province." The current reconstruction was placed a little bit closer to the front edge of the mountain so it could be more easily seen from below and to give visitors a better view of the valley from the castle.


Field Notes

I visited Iwakuni in a day trip from Hiroshima. It's worth the visit to see the famous bridge Kintaikyo and the samurai settlement. All current pictures were donated by Terry P.


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Gallery
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  • Kintaikyo Bridge seen from the castle
  • Iwakuni10.jpg
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  • Kagawa Residence Gate
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  • Honmaru ishigaki
  • Ohtemon Ruin
  • Ninomaru
  • Kitanomaru
  • Huge Karabori shows how Iwakunijou combines features of Edo Period and Sengoku Period castles
  • Original Tenshudai
  • IwakunijouART (4).JPG
  • IwakunijouART (2).JPG
  • Kyokan area ishigaki, corner turret platform
  • Kyokan area; former gate platform ishigaki
  • Kyokan area; bridge into kyokan area with storehouses in the background
  • Kyokan area, inner kyokan area ishigaki
  • Kyokan area; ishigaki and mizubori
  • Kyokan area: former site of a turret which overlooked the mizubori - now a temple hall
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Castle Profile
English Name Iwakuni Castle
Japanese Name 岩国城
Founder Kikkawa Hiroie
Year Founded 1608
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Reconstructed main keep
Designations Top 100 Castles
Historical Period Edo Period
Main Keep Structure 4 levels, 4 stories
Year Reconstructed 1962 (concrete)
Features main keep
Visitor Information
Access Iwakuni Station (San'yo Honsen), 20 minutes by bus to the Kintaikyo Bridge, 10 minute walk to the ropeway to the top
Hours
Time Required
URL Castle Website
Location Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Coordinates 34.1752, 132.17422
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 1999
Admin Year Visited 1996, 1998
Admin Visits February 1996, August 1998
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