Aizuwakamatsu Castle

Tsuruga Castle
鶴ヶ城
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
The reconstructed tenshu (keep) at Tsuruga Castle
Tsuruga Castle is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Tsuruga Castle
Tsuruga Castle
Tsuruga Castle is located in Japan
Tsuruga Castle
Tsuruga Castle
Coordinates37°29′16″N 139°55′47″E / 37.48778°N 139.92972°E / 37.48778; 139.92972
TypeHirayamashiro (hilltop castle)
Site information
ConditionThe tenshu was reconstructed using concrete in 1965.
Site history
Built1384
Built byAshina Naomori
In use1384 to 1889
The original tenshu of Aizuwakamatsu Castle (1868)
Aizuwakamatsu Castle on the right

Tsuruga Castle (鶴ヶ城, Tsuru-ga-jō), also known as Aizuwakamatsu Castle (会津若松城 Aizu-Wakamatsu-jō) is a Japanese castle in northern Japan, at the center of the city of Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture.