【百名城】今治城見どころ紹介！瀬戸内海に臨む日本三大海城！！

[Imabari Castle] Imabari Castle (Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture) is one of Japan's Top 100 Castles and one of Japan's Three Great Sea Castles (Japan's Three Great Water Castles). This famous castle, built by Todo Takatora, dominates the Seto Inland Sea! This video introduces the walking route, history, and structure of Imabari Castle! [Walking Time] Approximately 1-1.5 hours [Access] Approximately 30 minutes on foot from JR Imabari Station [History] Imabari Castle was built by Todo Takatora, a renowned master castle builder. As a reward for siding with Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Battle of Sekigahara, he was granted control of Iyo Province, approximately half of present-day Ehime Prefecture. Construction of Imabari Castle began in 1602 and was nearly completed around 1608. After that, from 1635, the Hisamatsu Matsudaira clan, a branch of the Tokugawa Shogunate, ruled until the Meiji Restoration. [Major Sights] ・Okaneyagura (Golden Turret) ・Inubashiri (Dog Run) ・Armor Turret ・Kuroganegomon (Iron Gate) ・Yamazato Turret #ImabariCastle #100FamousCastles #Top3 #SeaCastle #WaterCastle #Castle #TodoTakatora #100FamousCastles #History #Walk #ImabariSightseeing #ShimanamiKaido #SetoInlandSea #Ehime #Shikoku #imabari #setouchi #castle #shikoku #japan