Iwabitsu Castle | |
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岩櫃城 | |
Higashiagatsuma, Gunma Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 36°33′33.1″N 138°48′17.3″E / 36.559194°N 138.804806°E |
Type | yamashiro-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | c.13th century |
Built by | Agatsuma clan |
Demolished | 1614 |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Sanada Yukitaka, Sanada Masayuki |
Iwabitsu Castle (岩櫃城, Iwabitsu-jō) is a "yamashiro"-style (castle located on Mount Iwabitsu in Higashiagatsuma, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2019.[1]