Iwadeyama Castle Explained

Iwadeyama Castle
Nativename-A:Japanese: 岩出山城
Location:Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Type:Mountaintop style castle
Controlledby:Ujiie clan, Date clan
Condition:ruins
Built:14c or early 15c
Builder:Ujiie Naomasu
Materials:Eathworks
Demolished:1868
Past Commanders:Date Masamune
Map Type:Japan Miyagi Prefecture#Japan
Map Relief:1

was a castle in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.[1] After serving Hideyoshi for a time, Date Masamune was given Iwatesawa castle and the surrounding lands as his home domain. Masamune moved there in 1591, rebuilt the castle, renamed it Iwadeyama, and encouraged the growth of a town at its base. Masamune stayed at Iwadeyama for 13 years and turned the region into a major political and economic center.[2]

After the Meiji revolution, all the remaining structures of the castle were removed or destroyed.

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38.6558°N 140.8628°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iwadeyama Castle . Miyagi tourism organization (unclear status) . 9 February 2012.
  2. Web site: 岩出山城跡 . Osaki city official. Japanese. 25 July 2019.