- EHIME PHOTO ALBUM -
Ozu Castle大洲城
This is a castle which is said to have been constructed at the end of the Kamakura period by Utsunomiya Toyofusa who entered the domain as a protector. Thereafter, the castle was restored by the castle fortification expert, Todo Takatora, and the castle town was prosperous as the center of politics and economy of the Iyo Ozu feudal clan. Due to deterioration, the castle keep was demolished in 1888, but thereafter it was restored in 2004. It is a wooden keep reconstruction which was faithfully reproduced based on historical facts. Four turrets such as the kitchen turret and the southern corner turret have been designated as an Important Cultural Properties of Japan.
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Review of Ozu Castle
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
Reviewed:2019/06/11
Beautiful Example of a Reconstructed Castle!
Reviewed:2019/05/17
Old, but reconstructed
Reviewed:2019/04/26
Enjoyable, educational experience
Details
- Hours
- 9:00-17:00 (Bill stop 16:30)
- Closed
- open everyday
- Fees
- [Adult]500yen
[Children(Junior High School Students and below)]200yen - Parking Lot
- Available 57spaces(Charge)
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Note
- Temporary suspension of business:Closed until June 19, 2020 (Information as of June 15, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
Access
Ehime Areas
Stretched across the northwest corner of Shikoku island, Ehime is a nature-rich prefecture boasting beautiful coastlines and a rural center where mountains play host to 26 of the Buddhist temples that make up the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Matsuyama is home to an original post-feudal castle as well as Dogo Onsen, one of the country's oldest natural hot springs. The northern city of Imabari marks the entrance to the Shimano Kaido, a road that crosses six spectacular bridges and several islands, forming a route between Shikoku and mainland Honshu.
