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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, gates, samurai homes, stone walls, castle town
|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
|Visitor Information=9:00-16:45 , 1140 yen including ropeway
|Year Founded=
|Time Required=120 mins including Kintaikyo Bridge
1608
|Website=https://www.iwakuni-kanko.com/kikko/shiro/
|Castle Type=
|City=Iwakuni
Mountaintop
|Prefecture=Yamaguchi Prefecture
|Castle Condition=
|Notes=Iwakuni Castle can be easily visited on a day trip from Hiroshima or combined with a trip to Miyajima. The main keep is not actually in the original location. It was rebuilt here to be better seen from the bridge area. There is also a good amount of stonework around the castle at the top of the mountain. I will document it one day when I make another trip down there. The Nagayamon Gate of the Kagawa Residence near the bridge at the foot of the mountain is an original samurai home gate. It is a prefectural historical building and a must-see site in Iwakuni.
Reconstructed main keep
|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.
|Designations=
|Year Visited=1996, 1998, 2019
Top 100 Castles
|AddedJcastle=1999
|Historical Period=
|Visits=February 1996, August 1998, February 17, 2019
Edo Period
|GPSLocation=34.1752, 132.17422
|Main Keep Structure=
|Contributor=Eric
4 levels, 4 stories
|Year Reconstructed=
1962 (concrete)
|Artifacts=
 
 
|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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17
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200
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kikkawa.jpg
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Kikkawa
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 31 August 2022

Iwakuni Castle can be easily visited on a day trip from Hiroshima or combined with a trip to Miyajima. The main keep is not actually in the original location. It was rebuilt here to be better seen from the bridge area. There is also a good amount of stonework around the castle at the top of the moun

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

Iwakuni Castle can be easily visited on a day trip from Hiroshima or combined with a trip to Miyajima. The main keep is not actually in the original location. It was rebuilt here to be better seen from the bridge area. There is also a good amount of stonework around the castle at the top of the mountain. I will document it one day when I make another trip down there. The Nagayamon Gate of the Kagawa Residence near the bridge at the foot of the mountain is an original samurai home gate. It is a prefectural historical building and a must-see site in Iwakuni.


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Gallery
  • Iwakuni1.jpg
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  • Kintaikyo Bridge seen from the castle
  • Iwakuni10.jpg
  • Iwakuni12.jpg
  • Iwakuni13.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 (2).JPG
  • IwakunijouART (4).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, gates, samurai homes, stone walls, castle town
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 9:00-16:45 , 1140 yen including ropeway
Time Required 120 mins including Kintaikyo Bridge
URL Castle Website
Location Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Coordinates 34.1752, 132.17422
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 1999
Contributor Eric
Admin Year Visited 1996, 1998, 2019
Admin Visits February 1996, August 1998, February 17, 2019
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