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  • Imabari Castle
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    Ehime Pref. Imabarishi Torichou 3-1-3 Imabari castle management office
    Imabari Castle was built in 1602 by Takatora Todo, a military commander who did well in the famous Battle of Sekigahara and consequently controlled a large territory in the province of Iyo. The castle sitting on the coast is unique in Japan with its seawater moat and entrance for ships. Most of the buildings were destroyed after the Meiji Restoration with only the inner moat and the stone wall of the castle remaining, but the castle tower and the iron gates were reconstructed after 1980 restoring the castle to its former glory. Inside the castle itself visitors will find many important artifacts on display including armor worn by the feudal lords and pictures and writings, etc.

    Superbly restored. Great views from the tower. Alas, very little English. Nice gardens and surrounds

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  • Ozu Castle
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    Ehime Pref. Ozushi Ozu 903
    This is a castle which is said to have been constructed at the end of the Kamakura period by Utsunomiya Toyofusa who entered the domain as a protector. Thereafter, the castle was restored by the castle fortification expert, Todo Takatora, and the castle town was prosperous as the center of politics and economy of the Iyo Ozu feudal clan. Due to deterioration, the castle keep was demolished in 1888, but thereafter it was restored in 2004. It is a wooden keep reconstruction which was faithfully reproduced based on historical facts. Four turrets such as the kitchen turret and the southern corner turret have been designated as an Important Cultural Properties of Japan.

    At last, a castle in the middle of town. Not mountain climbing, just a gentle stroll. Inside is just average, but its a pleasant enough place to stop off for a coffee.

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  • Matsuyama Castle
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    Ehime Pref. Matsuyamashi Marunouchi
    Matsuyama Castle is the only castle among the surviving 12 castles which now has a keep. It was selected as one of the 100 best castles of Japan in 2006. Kato Yoshiaki started the castle construction in 1602, and it is the last complete castle to have been constructed in Japan, which was completed over the longest length of time (approximately a quarter century) in Japanese architectural history. The inner citadel of the castle is located on the summit of Mt. Katsuyama at an altitude of 132 meters, while an outer citadel and a third citadel are at the base of the mountain; it is a huge castle and is counted as one of the coalition of the three largest flatland mountain castles in Japan. You can see from Mt. Ishizuchi to Iyo-nada with one sweep of the eye from the top floor of the large castle keep—that scenery is magnificent.
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  • Uwajima Castle
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    Ehime Pref. Uwajimashi Marunouchi 1
    "This castle was built around 1601 by famed castle builder Todo Takatora. The current castle tower was built by Munetoshi, second head of the Uwajima Date clan, in 1666, and is one of only 12 original castle towers still standing in Japan. Due to the towering figure of the chalk white tower standing on top of a mountain, the castle is also known as Tsurushima (""Crane Island"") Castle. The castle's tower has been designated a National Important Culture Property, and the castle in its entirety has also been designated a National Historic Site."
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  • The Ruins of Yuzukijo-Castle (Dogo Kouen Park)
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    Ehime Pref. Matsuyamashi Dougokouen
    Yuzukijo-Castle was built by Kono, a powerful Iyo clan in the 1300s. Now it exists as part of Dogo Park, with the remaining castle moat and bulwarks, as well as an observation deck and Yuzukijo-Castle Museum. In 2002, it was chosen as one of Japan’s Top 100 Castles.
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  • Minato Yamajo Ato
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    Ehime Matsuyama-shi Minatoyamamachi
  • Oigo Yamajo Ato
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    Ehime Niihama Tatsukawacho
  • Hatakeyama Castle Ruins
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    Ehime Shikokuchuo Kawanoecho
  • Nojima Castle Ruins
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    Ehime Imabari-shi Miyakubocho Miyakubo
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Stretched across the northwest corner of Shikoku island, Ehime is a nature-rich prefecture boasting beautiful coastlines and a rural center where mountains play host to 26 of the Buddhist temples that make up the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Matsuyama is home to an original post-feudal castle as well as Dogo Onsen, one of the country’s oldest natural hot springs. The northern city of Imabari marks the entrance to the Shimano Kaido, a road that crosses six spectacular bridges and several islands, forming a route between Shikoku and mainland Honshu.

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