Sunpu Castle

Sunpu Castle
駿府城
Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan
Reconstructed Tatsumi yagura of Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle from the air
Sunpu Castle 駿府城 is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Sunpu Castle 駿府城
Sunpu Castle
駿府城
Sunpu Castle 駿府城 is located in Japan
Sunpu Castle 駿府城
Sunpu Castle
駿府城
Coordinates34°58′46″N 138°23′01″E / 34.97944°N 138.38361°E / 34.97944; 138.38361
TypeHirayama-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1589, rebuilt 1607, 1610, 1635
Built byTokugawa Ieyasu
In useSengoku period-1889
Demolished1896
Reconstructed East Gate of Sunpu Castle

Sunpu Castle (駿府城, Sunpu-jō) is a Japanese castle in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. The sobriquet of this feudal fortress was the "Castle of the Floating Isle".[1] It was also referred to as Fuchu Castle (府中城, Fuchū-jō) or Shizuoka Castle (静岡城, Shizuoka-jō).

  1. ^ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS): Shizuoka Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine