Selected as one of Japan's top 100 castles in 2017
In the 10th year of Eiroku (1567), Takakage Kobayakawa, a child of Mori Motonari, built Mihara Castle by connecting Oshima and Kojima at the mouth of the Numata River to make it a new base. It looks like it is floating in the sea, and it is called "Ukijo", and it is famous for having the first high stone wall that was launched from the sea in Japan. Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Ieyasu Tokugawa also stayed here. Since the Sanyo Main Line was laid through the main enclosure, only a part of the castle tower and the moat and ship entrance turret surrounding it are left, but it is designated as a national historic site.
INFORMATION
- business hours
- 06: 30 ~ 22: 00
- address
- 〒723-0004Mihara City Yakatamachi 1-chome
- Phone Number
- 0848-67-5877