Iwatsuki Castle

A nice little park for a walk (except for the dozen or so mosquito bites I got). The 2 original gates are well preserved. They could have put more effort into signage around the grounds.

History

Ohta Doshin, a retainer of Ougiya Uesugi Mochitomo, built Iwatsuki castle. It was built around the same time as Kawagoe Castle and Edo Castle as an important fortification for the Ougiya Uesugi clan. The castle made good use of natural defenses with the Arakawa River to the North and East and a swampy area to the South and West.

The castle was taken over by the Hojo in 1525. Iwatsuki Castle fell to Hideyoshi's allies during his Odawara campaigns. It is said that a force of 20,000 was sent against the 2000 defenders. After Tokugawa moved to Edo, many different lords were stationed here. In 1775 a great fire burned down most of the castle buildings. The castle was dismantled in 1870 and most of it has been settled as a residential area. The remaining Shinkuruwa and Kajikurawa were external courtyards outside the main Honmaru, Ninomaru, etc.

Field Notes

A nice little park for a walk (except for the dozen or so mosquito bites I got). The 2 original gates are well preserved. They could have put more effort into signage around the grounds.

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  kuromon
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  yakuimon gate
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  shoji bori moat
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  shinkuruwa moat
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  shinkuruwa dry moat
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  shinkuruwa moat
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  kajikuruwa
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  pond
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  map

Castle Profile
English Name	Iwatsuki Castle
Japanese Name	岩槻城
Alternate Names	白鶴城
Founder	Ohta Doshin
Year Founded	1457
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Designations	Prefectural Historic Site, Local Historic Site
Historical Period	Edo Period
Features	gates
Visitor Information
Access	Iwatsuki Sta. (Noda Line), 20 min walk
Hours	24/7 free; park
Time Required	120 minutes
URL	Castle Website
Location	Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Coordinates	35.95107, 139.71153
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2009
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2009
Admin Visits	August 29, 2009

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