Kawanoe Castle

History

The castle was originally built as a fort for the Kohno clan by Dobi Yoshimasa in 1337. In 1342, the castle was attacked and taken over by Hosokawa Yoriharu. The castle was ruled by the Hosokawa until it fell to Chosakabe Motochika in 1582. After Hideyoshi subjugated Shikoku the lord of Kawanoe Castle changed frequently until it was abandoned by Kato Yoshiaki in 1611.

Visit Notes

Photos by Frank T.

Gallery

Mock reconstructed main keep
Reconstructed yaguramon style gate
Honmaru bailey

Castle Profile
English Name	Kawanoe Castle
Japanese Name	川之江城
Alternate Names	Butsuden-jo
Founder	Kohno clan
Year Founded	1337
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Reconstructed main keep
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Main Keep Structure	3 levels, 4 stories
Year Reconstructed	1984 (concrete)
Features	main keep, gates, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access	Kawanoe (Yosan Line), 15min walk
Visitor Information	100 yen entrance fee, open 900-1600; closed Mondays
Time Required
Website	http://ehime-ekibun.com/object detail.php?from=&act=&genr=101&uid=SS000345
Location	Kawanoe, Ehime Prefecture
Coordinates	34° 0' 46.80" N, 133° 34' 3.22" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2011
Contributor	Frank T.
Admin Year Visited	Viewer Contributed
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ARTShogun

96 months ago

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Kawanoe Castle is a modest site with ishigaki (stone walls) and 3 reconstructed structures: Tenshukaku (donjon tower), Yaguramon (gatehouse turret) and Suzume-yagura (Sparrow Turret). The buildings are all a stone’s throw from each other at the top of the hill so it’s quite a snug castle complex.

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FurinkazanDaimyo

152 months ago

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After visiting Marugamejo, i went to this castle. It suffered alot in mine opinion due it's a concrete reconstruction and Marugame is an original. At least they tried to make it to ressemble a wooden construction, but not the staircase. The collection inside the tenshu is somewhat interesting. I actually paid nothing to access the tenshu. When i was entering the attendee told me that i had nothing to pay because i was a foreigner. There are 3 buildings on the site, namely: the tenshu, a yaguramon and a suzumeyagura. The park next to the castle was very nice with the sakura in full bloom. The site is very easy to access : exiting the JR-Kawanoe-station you will see a roofed street right before you. Take this street straight ahead untill a T-crossroads. Go left and then the first to the right and you are up to the castle.

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