Takashima Castle

Takashima Castle
高島城
Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
reconstructed donjon of Takashima Castle
Takashima Castle is located in Nagano Prefecture
Takashima Castle
Takashima Castle
Takashima Castle is located in Japan
Takashima Castle
Takashima Castle
Coordinates36°2′23.25″N 138°6′43.27″E / 36.0397917°N 138.1120194°E / 36.0397917; 138.1120194
Typeflatland-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionpartially reconstructed
Site history
Built1592
Built byHideno Takayoshi
In useEdo period
Demolished1875

Takashima Castle (高島城, Takashima-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Suwa, central Nagano Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Takashima Castle was home to the Suwa clan, daimyō of Takashima Domain. The castle is also known as ’The Floating Castle of Suwa’’’ (諏訪の浮城, Suwa-no-uki-shirō) or Shimazaki Castle (島崎城, Shimazaki-jō)