Iwamura Castle

Iwamura Castle
岩村城
Iwamura, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Castle ruins
Iwamura Castle is located in Gifu Prefecture
Iwamura Castle
Iwamura Castle
Iwamura Castle is located in Japan
Iwamura Castle
Iwamura Castle
Coordinates35°21′36″N 137°27′04″E / 35.36000°N 137.45111°E / 35.36000; 137.45111
TypeMountaintop castle
Site history
Built1185
Demolished1871
Garrison information
OccupantsTōyama clan, Mori clan, Matsudaira clan, Niwa clan
Edo period layout

Iwamura Castle (岩村城, Iwamura-jō) was located in the southeastern area of Mino Province in Japan. Its ruins can be found in the modern-day municipal subdivision of Iwamura, in Ena, Gifu Prefecture.[1] Along with Takatori Castle in Nara and Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle in Okayama, it is regarded as one of the three best mountain castles, and at an elevation of 721 meters above sea level (200 meters above its immediate surroundings), it is one of the highest in Japan.

  1. ^ "Iwamura Castle 岩村城". www.jcastle.info. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.