Toba Castle
| Toba Castle | |
|---|---|
鳥羽城 | |
| Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan | |
Portion of the foundations of the Main Keep of Toba Castle | |
Map of Toba Castle | |
| Site information | |
| Type | flatland-style Japanese castle |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | ruins |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 34°28′50.98″N 136°50′40.38″E / 34.4808278°N 136.8445500°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1594 |
| Built by | Kuki Yoshitaka |
| In use | Edo period |
| Demolished | 1871 |
Toba Castle (鳥羽城, Toba-jō) was a Japanese castle (now in ruins) located in the city of Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Toba Castle was the administrative center for Toba Domain, a feudal domain of Shima Province under the Tokugawa shogunate. Toba Castle was also known as the Floating Castle of Toba (鳥羽の浮城, Toba-no-uki-jō) or the Two-color Castle (二色城, Nishoku-jō) (from the fact that its seaward side was painted black, and landward side painted white). The castle site received protection as a Mie Prefectural Historic Site in 1965.