Oct 1, 2024
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Imabari Castle, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Source: Visit Japan International
Imabari Castle, Ehime by age_cox
Imabari Castle - Ehime, Shikoku
Imabari castle lies on the northern coast of Ehime prefecture, and is one of Japan's famous "umijiro", or "sea castles". It directly faces the Seto Inland Sea, and its moat uses the water from it. At one time the castle had one of the largest built-in ports, and was the centre of transportation for the area.
Todo Takatora started building the castle in 1602, which took six years to complete. On a sunny day, you can see beautiful reflections of the turrets and main keep in the waters of the moat, but I was grateful it wasn't raining. Like many of other Japanese castles, it was pulled down during the Meiji restoration. The main keep and turrets were reconstructed in 1980, and in 2007 the kurogane-gomon (Iron gate) was restored.
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