Japan · 15th century
Iwatsuki Castle ranks #2,808 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #151 of the 295 mapped in Japan. Founded c. 1500, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,473 times in the last 60 days, more than 81% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tokyo, 29 km away. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
Iwatsuki Castle (岩槻城, Iwatsuki-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tateyama Castle was home to the Ōoka clan, daimyō of Iwatsuki Domain, however the castle dates from the Muromachi period and was inhabited by many samurai lords over its history. During the Edo period, the name of the castle was written as “岩付城”. It was also known as "White Crane Castle" (白鶴城, Hakutsuru-jō) or "Floating Castle" (浮城, Uki-jō). The site of the castle is a Saitama Prefectural Historic Monument.
Text adapted from “Iwatsuki Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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