Iiyama Castle

Iiyama Castle
飯山城
Iiyama, Nagano, Japan
Fragment of wall from Iiyama Castle
Site information
Typehirayama-style Japanese castle
Controlled byUesugi clan, Honda clan
ConditionRuins
Location
Iiyama Castle
Iiyama Castle
Coordinates36°51′23″N 138°21′58.5″E / 36.85639°N 138.366250°E / 36.85639; 138.366250
Site history
BuiltYear Unknown
In useuntil 1868

Iiyama Castle (飯山城, Iiyama-jō) was a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Iiyama, Nagano prefecture. It was the headquarters for Iiyama Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa Shogunate and its ruins are now a public park.

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