Overview
Its outer wall is an irregular pentagon, said to be built so besiegers would misread it as a square.
About this place
Uwajima Castle (宇和島城, Uwajima-jō) is a hirayama-jiro Japanese castle located in the city of Uwajima, Ehime, Japan. An alternate name for this castle is Tsurushima-jō. The castle is one of twelve Japanese castles to still have its historical tenshu. It has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1937.
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Founded / opened：1666 Architect / artist：Todo Takatora Highlights / collection：Original surviving castle keep, Irregular pentagonal layout Genre：Architecture
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