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Overview
Built on the sea with saltwater moats - Todo Takatora's design joining harbour and fortress as one.
About this place
Imabari Castle (今治城, Imabari-jō) is a Japanese castle in Imabari, Ehime, Japan. It was the center of Imabari Domain during the Edo Period Tokugawa shogunate and was ruled by a branch of the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan for most of its history. This castle is well known as one of the three Mizujiro, or "Castles on the sea", in Japan, along with Takamatsu Castle in Kagawa Prefecture and Nakatsu Castle in Ōita Prefecture.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1604 Architect / artist：Todo Takatora Highlights / collection：Triple moat drawing in seawater, One of Japan's Three Great Water Castles Genre：Architecture
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