Hamamatsu Castle

Hamamatsu Castle
浜松城
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Keep of Hamamatsu Castle
Site information
TypeJapanese castle
ConditionReconstructed, serves as a museum
Location
Hamamatsu Castle
Hamamatsu Castle
Coordinates34°42′42″N 137°43′30″E / 34.711802°N 137.724958°E / 34.711802; 137.724958
HeightThree stories
Site history
BuiltCirca 1532, rebuilt 1958
Built byImagawa clan
MaterialsWood, stone

Hamamatsu Castle (浜松城, Hamamatsu-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle ruin, with some replica castle buildings. It was the seat of various fudai daimyō who ruled over Hamamatsu Domain, Tōtōmi Province, in what is now central Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It is also called Shusse Castle (出世城, Shusse-jō).