Iwakuni Castle

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

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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  Huge Karabori shows how Iwakunijou combines features of Edo Period and Sengoku Period castles
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  Original Tenshudai
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  Kyokan area ishigaki, corner turret platform
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  Kyokan area; former gate platform ishigaki
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  Kyokan area; bridge into kyokan area with storehouses in the background
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  Kyokan area, inner kyokan area ishigaki
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  Kyokan area; ishigaki and mizubori
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  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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