Iwatsuki Castle

Iwatsuki Castle
岩槻城
Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Surviving rear gate of Iwatsuki Castle
Iwatsuki Castle is located in Saitama Prefecture
Iwatsuki Castle
Iwatsuki Castle
Iwatsuki Castle is located in Japan
Iwatsuki Castle
Iwatsuki Castle
Coordinates35°57′4.85″N 139°42′36.86″E / 35.9513472°N 139.7102389°E / 35.9513472; 139.7102389
Typeflatland-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Site history
BuiltMuromachi period
In useMuromachi period to Edo period
Demolished1871

Iwatsuki Castle (岩槻城, Iwatsuki-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tateyama Castle was home to the Ōoka clan, daimyō of Iwatsuki Domain, however the castle dates from the Muromachi period and was inhabited by many samurai lords over its history. During the Edo period, the name of the castle was written as “岩付城”. It was also known as "White Crane Castle" (白鶴城, Hakutsuru-jō) or "Floating Castle" (浮城, Uki-jō). The site of the castle is a Saitama Prefectural Historic Monument.[1]

  1. ^ "Iwatsuki Castle" (in Japanese). Saitama city official. Retrieved 17 October 2021.