Uwajima Castle [宇和島城]

Uwajima Castle is in the center of Uwajima city located in the southwest part of Ehime Prefecture.

Uwajima is located about 80 km south of Matsuyama city.
The castle is 0.7 km south of JR Uwajima terminal station.

A fort was built on the hill in 941.
And a castle was built on the site in 1236.

After that, the castle had been used as a base of this region.

In 1601, a major renovation was done, and current castle was completed.

After the end of feudal Edo Period (1603-1868), many buildings in the site were demolished, but fortunately, the castle tower and Otemon gate were preserved.

But Otemon gate was destroyed by air laids in 1945 in the World War II.

The castle tower stands on the top of a hill about 74 meters high.
It is three stories high and the height of the building is about 15 meters.

From the foot of the hill to the castle site, you climb on foot.
The length of the path is 500 to 800 meters.

There is Tenshaen (天赦園) about 0.6 km southwest of Uwajima Castle.

It is a Japanese garden.

Originally, this place was a palace facing the sea built by Date Munetoshi (1635-1709), the 2nd castle lord of Uwajima Domain.

Date Munetada (1792-1889), the 7th castle lord, constructed this Japanese garden in a part of the palace in 1866.

It is not so wide, but there is a large pond and a trail is set up around the pond.

In this garden, there are many wisteria vines.

Uwajima Sightseeing Guide

How to get here

By JR limited express, about 1 hour and 20 minutes from Matsuyama to Uwajima.
From Uwajima station to the castle tower on the top of mountain, about 25 minutes on foot.

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