![]() ![]() Luckily, the impressive wall still stands nowadays. They only used wood which makes Iga Ueno Castle special as most reconstructed castle keeps are made of concrete. Finally, in 1935, they decided to re-construct the tenshu (this time with only 3 tiers). As Iga Ueno Castle was not considered a strategically important castle, it was never rebuilt. The 5-tiered tenshu of the castle was actually destroyed in 1612 by strong winds. These walls were the highest of any castle in Japan – and it still holds that record as of today. Later, daimyo Tōdō Takatora, an expert on castle building, rennovated the honmaru so that it had 30 m high walls. While the construction of the castle began in 1585 supervised by Takigawa Katsutoshi, the honmaru wasn’t finished until his successor, Tsutsui Sadatsugu, took care of it. It received that name because of its floor plans and beautiful structure. Iga Ueno Castle (伊賀上野城) is also known as Hakuho Castle (白鳳城, White Phoenix Castle). You can find the castle within Ueno Park (*not the famous one in Tokyo) which is just a short walk (5-10 mins) from Iga-Ueno Station. Like mentioned before, Iga Ueno has more to offer than just the castle, so it’s well worth a visit – and you can easily do all of them in one day. Iga Ueno Castle is located in Mie Prefecture ( map) which makes it a nice day trip from either Kyoto or Osaka. ![]()
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