Iwabitsu Castle

Iwabitsu Castle
岩櫃城
Higashiagatsuma, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Mounds around the foundation of Iwabitsu Castle
Iwabitsu Castle is located in Gunma Prefecture
Iwabitsu Castle
Iwabitsu Castle
Iwabitsu Castle is located in Japan
Iwabitsu Castle
Iwabitsu Castle
Coordinates36°33′33.1″N 138°48′17.3″E / 36.559194°N 138.804806°E / 36.559194; 138.804806
Typeyamashiro-style Japanese castle
Site information
Conditionruins
Site history
Builtc.13th century
Built byAgatsuma clan
Demolished1614
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Sanada Yukitaka, Sanada Masayuki
Mount Iwabitsu (Iwabitsu Castle)

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]

  1. ^ "岩櫃城". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 December 2016.