Rebuilt / expanded
Todo Takatora
藤堂高虎
1556–1630
A warrior from Omi Province renowned as a master castle builder. Trusted by Tokugawa Ieyasu, he received Iga, part of Ise and other lands in 1608 and greatly rebuilt Iga Ueno Castle.
そらみみCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia CommonsA sea castle in Imabari, Ehime. Records credit Ochi clan with building it in 671.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Sea castle (umijiro)faces the sea, often with seawater moatsWikidata
- Keep (tenshu)
- Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
- Built by
- Ochi clanWikipedia (ja)
- Built
- 671Wikipedia (ja)
- Main lords
- Tōdō clan, Ochi clan, Murakami clan, Murakami MichiyasuWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1608Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Stone walls, Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa)Wikipedia (ja)
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