• Matsuyama Castle (松山城, Matsuyama-jō) is a "flatland-mountain"-style Japanese castle that was built in 1603 on Mount Katsuyama...
  • Kato Yoshiaki began the construction of Matsuyama Castle in 1602.It is one of the biggest castles in Japan, standing on a hill above a plain.
  • Matsuyama Castle, with its connected castle tower, can be seen from various places in Matsuyama City.
  • Iyo Matsuyama Castle, in Matsuyama in Ehime prefecture, western Shikoku, is one of the twelve original Japanese castles still standing.
  • Iyo-Matsuyama Castle retains one of 12 original main keeps in Japan – it is a gem of a castle with a vast complex of structures and defensive works.
  • Matsuyama Castle was originally constructed in 1603 by Kato Yoshiaki, a daimyo (feudal lord) of the Iyo Province.
  • I did not realize that there are two Matsuyama Castles in Japan so that this one in Ehime contains a secondary labeled as Iyo-Matsuyama Castle.
  • ...and in recognition of his achievements and early loyalty, he was granted 200,000 koku of land in Iyo Matsuyama, and in 1602, he built a castle in Katsuyama.
  • castle in Iyo province (now Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture), Japan. ... Pages in category "Matsuyama Castle (Iyo)". This category contains only the following page.
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