The stone wall is 29.7 metres high: the second highest in Japan after Osaka's.
The stone wall that supports the castle rises 29.7 metres on three sides, over a total length of 368 metres: the second highest in Japan after that of Osaka Castle. It was commissioned in 1611 by Tōdō Takatora, the same military architect who raised the walls of half of Japan on behalf of Tokugawa Ieyasu; the original tower collapsed in a storm before it was even finished, and the one you see today is a wooden reconstruction from 1935.
Founded in 1585 by Tsutsui Sadatsugu, the castle was enlarged by Tōdō Takatora from 1611. The current tower, also called Iga Bunka Sangyō-jō, is a three-storey wooden building from 1935 that houses a small museum.
ℹ️ Open 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30), closed 29–31 December. Tickets: adults ¥600, children ¥300. The Iga-ryū Ninja Museum is in the same park.
🚉 Uenoshi · 7 min walk
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