Matsuyama Castle

What it is

• A hirayamajiro castle on Katsuyama mountain.
• Residence and government office of the Iyo-Matsuyama Domain.
• One of Japan's Three Great Hirayamajiro castles.
• One of Japan's Three Great Renritsushiki Hirayamajiro castles.

What to see

• The largest castle in Shikoku.
• The main keep, rebuilt in the late Edo period.
• One of 12 existing castle keeps in Japan.
• Twenty-one buildings are Important Cultural Properties.
• Castle ruins designated as a National Historic Site.
• The castle has a renritsushiki style.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.