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Iwakiri Castle is a sprawling mountaintop castle mainly covering three ridges of the mountain. It offers some nice views of the surrounding plains. The castle itself has few ruins but you can find some horikiri trenches and baileys. The ridge along the paved path to the top of the mountain is partic

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Iwakiri Castle is a sprawling mountaintop castle mainly covering three ridges of the mountain. It offers some nice views of the surrounding plains. The castle itself has few ruins but you can find some horikiri trenches and baileys. The ridge along the paved path to the top of the mountain is particularly interesting. I probably would have missed it if I hadn't had a good map to take with me to the site. Find a place to climb up to the top of the ridge on your left and backtrack along it to see the full length. The castle was quite a bit farther from the station than I imagined (~40 mins walk) and up a rather steep mountain so plan accordingly.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Iwakiri Castle
Japanese Name	岩切城
Founder
Year Founded
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	Top 100 Mountaintop Castles, National Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Iwakiri Station (Tohoku line); 40 min walk
Hours	mountain park, open any time
Time Required	75 mins
URL	Castle Website
Location	Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Coordinates	38.31342, 140.94
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2021
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2020
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