Mukaihaguroyama Castle

Mukaihaguroyama Castle (向羽黒山城, Mukaihaguroyama-jō), also known as Iwasaki Castle (岩崎城, Iwasaki-jō), was an Edo period Japanese castle located in the town of Aizumisato, southern Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The site has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2001. It is ranked as one of the five largest Sengoku period yamashiro (including Kasugayama Castle (Echigo province), Nanao Castle (Noto Province), Odani Castle and Kannonji Castle (Omi Province) and Gassantoda Castle (Iwami Province).

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Mukaihaguroyama Castle ranks #3,225 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #173 of the 229 mapped in Japan. Founded 1668, it is older than 27% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 292 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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