Matsuyama Castle (Iyo)

Matsuyama Castle
Matsuyama Castle
松山城
Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
	Matsuyama Castle Tower (tenshu)
	Matsuyama Castle Matsuyama Castle
Coordinates	33°50′44″N 132°45′57″E / 33.845539°N 132.765722°E
Type	Japanese castle
Site information
Condition	Largely intact
Site history
Built	1603
Built by	Kato Yoshiaki
	National Historic Site of Japan Important Cultural Property

Matsuyama Castle (松山城, Matsuyama-jō) is a "flatland-mountain"-style Japanese castle that was built in 1603 on Mount Katsuyama, in the city of Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The castle is one of twelve Japanese castles to still have its original tenshu. The castle has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1952.^[1] It is also called Iyo-Matsuyama Castle to disambiguate it from Bitchū Matsuyama Castle in Okayama. Tsuyama Castle and Himeji Castle were also built in a similar style around the same time period.

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[Bunka1-1] "松山城跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2021-09-15.

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