- Imabari Castle
nihongo|Imabari Castle|今治城|imabarijō is a
Japanese castle in Imabari, Ehime,Japan . This castle is well-known as one of the three 'Mizujiro', literally 'Castles in the sea' in Japan, withTakamatsu Castle inKagawa Prefecture andNakatsu Castle inOita Prefecture History
This castle was constructed by
Todo Takatora , who was a local fuedal lord known as adaimyo . He collected superior knowledge and techniques for building castles from 1602 to 1604 in order to build his own castle. The original major castle to rule the area wasKokufu Castle located on the top ofMount Karako . However, Takatora thought the Kokufu Castle was not in the best place for the governance of the area, so he abolished the old castle and made a new one, Imabari Castle.By the order of Meiji Government, all of the buildings in the castle were destroyed. In 1980, Imabari City government constructed the new donjon tower in the castle.Access
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Imabari Station ofYosan Line
*Imabari Port
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