Address: 1-1.Oitemachi,Aizuwakamatsu Access: 3minutes walk from Tsuruga-jo Castle North Exit bus stop Bus: For Tsuruga-jo Castle and Iimoriyama available from the Wakamatsu Station Contact Information: 1-1 Outemachi, Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Fukushima, 965-0873
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TEL 0242-27-4005 FAX 0242-27-4012 E-mail:
History
It began in 1384 when ASHINA Naomori built Higashi Kurokawa Yakata.It was rebuilt
by ASHINA Moriuji who made the prototype of the present castle.
In 1591, a 7-story castle was constructed by GAMO Ujisato, who named it Tsuruga-jo.
After it was damaged by the big earthquake of 1611, KATO Akinari repaired it and
constructed a 5-story castle like the present one in 1639.
In 1868, during the Boshin Civil War, in which the imperial army fought the Tokugawa
Shogunate Regime, the castle was attacked by troops of the new goverment who were
in support of the Meiji Restration and in 1874 it was finally demolished.
IN 1934, the castle ruins were declared a national historical site as Wakamatsu-jo
castle. The current castle tower was rebuilt on the original site with the support
of the local citizens, in 1965.
Cost
Adults
400 yen
Junior High and Elementary Students
150 yen
Ticket for Castle and Rinkaku Teahouse
Adults
500 yen
Ticket for Castle and Rinkaku Teahouse
Junior High and Elementary Students
