Rebuilt in concrete in 1965: in 2011 the roof went back to red, as in the nineteenth century.
Founded in 1384 by the Ashina as a simple fort, it was Gamō Ujisato who made it a real castle: in 1593 he completed a seven-storey tenshu and renamed it Tsuruga. The 1611 earthquake reduced it to five storeys, the form it still has today. In 1868, during the Boshin War, it withstood a month of siege and bombardment before surrendering; the Meiji government demolished everything in 1874. The present tower is a 1965 concrete reconstruction, and between 2010 and 2011 the roof tiles went back to red as in the Edo period, replacing the black chosen for the first reconstruction.
Aizuwakamatsu Castle, seat of the Matsudaira of Aizu from 1643 to the Meiji Restoration. It is the only reconstructed castle in Japan with the original red roof tiles, and has been a National Historic Site since 1934.
ℹ️ Open every day 8:30–17:00, last entry 16:30, no weekly closing day. Tickets: adults 410 yen, children 150 yen (discounted for groups of 30 people). The tenshu houses the Wakamatsu Domain Museum.
🚉 Nishi-Wakamatsu · 22 min walk
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