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Kishiwada Castle

岸和田城

Kishiwada Castle Donjon
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Alternate Name Chikiri-jo
Founder Koide Hidemasa
Year 1585
Reconstructed 1954 (concrete)
Type Flatland
Structure 3 levels, 3 stories
Condition Reconstructed
Admin's Rating ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
Location Kishiwada, Osaka
Map Google Map
Access Kishiwada Sta. (Nankai Main Line), 10 min. walk
Website Kishiwada City
Notes Not personally visited, donated by Adam.
History The history of fortifications on this site date back to the 1300's, but the castle you see here today was founded by Koide Hidemasa in 1585. Okabe Nobukatsu took control of the castle in 1640 and his ancestors ruled until the Meiji Restoration. The original donjon was struck by lightning and burned down in 1827. The original donjon had five stories but this mock reconstruction is only 3.
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  • Anonymous    September 04, 2009 at 09:24 AM
    Kishiwada Castle has a magnificent garden designed by the master of twentieth-century Japanese garden architecture, Shigemori Mirei.
  • Anonymous    May 02, 2009 at 06:37 PM
    I really enjoyed escaping to this castle from the tourist crazed Osaka castle. It was a very pleasant surprise. Definitely worth a look.
  • Greg Gagnon    February 29, 2008 at 10:21 PM
    I visited the castle last year, and it is a good example of a small castle, which is why I believe it should be given a higher than "1" rating, maybe 2 or 2.5. Also, inside the castle is a great exhibit of shoudo, quite a few of the family armor collection on display, and a good sword exhibit. Worth a look if you have time in Kansai region, as it is only about 30 minutes from Osaka.