The only one of the twelve original castles to bear the Tokugawa crest: rebuilt in 1854.
The present tenshu, with three storeys and one underground level, was completed in 1854, the year after the arrival of the Black Ships: it is the last great work of castle architecture of the Edo period, and the only one of the twelve original tenshu to bear the Tokugawa Aoi crest on its roof tiles. Twenty-one buildings of the complex are national Important Cultural Properties. You go up by ropeway or chairlift to the summit enclosure.
A fortress built at the beginning of the seventeenth century by Katō Yoshiaki on Mount Katsuyama, in the heart of Matsuyama. It is the largest castle complex in Shikoku, with a tenshu of the renritsu type (several connected structures), like that of Himeji.
ℹ️ Tenshu open 9:00–17:00 all year, with seasonal extensions (until 17:30 in August, closing at 16:30 in December and January); last entry 30 minutes before closing. Tickets: adults 520 yen. Ropeway/chairlift 8:30–17:00, one way adults 270 yen. Source: the castle's official website.
🚉 Komachi · 19 min walk
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