Gujo Hachiman Castle

photo by Kitimi · CC BY-SA 4.0

photo by takasumir · CC BY-SA 3.0

Rebuilt in 1933 on the model of Ōgaki: it is the oldest wooden castle in Japan.

Endō Yoshitaka was the first to fortify Mount Hachiman, in 1559, and in 1588 Inaba Sadamichi extended the stone walls that still hold up the hill; the castle saw fighting in the Sekigahara campaign of 1600. The tenshu visible today, white with two turrets, is a 1933 wooden reconstruction modelled on Ōgaki Castle (then still standing): for this reason it is considered the oldest castle reconstructed in wood in Japan. From the terrace the view looks down over the old town and the Yoshida River.

Castle on Mount Hachiman, founded in 1559 by Endō Yoshitaka; the current tenshu, rebuilt in wood in 1933, is considered the oldest example of its kind in Japan.

ℹ️ Open 9:00–17:00 (March–May and September–October), 8:00–18:00 (June–August), 9:00–16:30 (November–February); closed from 20 December to 10 January. Tickets: 400 yen adults, 200 yen children. A few minutes on foot from the car park at the summit; 15–20 minutes' climb from the car parks down in the valley.

🚉 城下町プラザ · 11 min walk

Sources: gujohachiman.com · kojodan.jp

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