Inuyama Castle
Inuyama Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The castle overlooks the Kiso River, which serves as the border between Aichi and Gifu Prefectures.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tomio344456, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
9:00 AM—5:00 PM
December 29th—December 31st: closed - Type: Castle
- Description: one of the 12 Japanese castles still in existence which were built before the Edo period
- Also known as: “Castle of the white emperor” and “Inuyama castle”
Photo: KKPCW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inuyama Shrine and Inuyama-Yūen Station.
Inuyama Shrine
Shinto shrine
Inuyama-Yūen Station
Railway station
Photo: Carkuni, Public domain.
Inuyamayūen Station is a railway station in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Inuyama-Yūen Station is situated 740 metres east of Inuyama Castle.
Inuyama Bridge
Bridge
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fuso and Sakahogi.
Fuso
Town
Photo: 依田奏, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fusō is a town located in Niwa District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the town had an estimated population of 34,144 in 14,017 households, and a population density of 3,051 persons per km2. Fuso is situated 4 km southwest of Inuyama Castle.
Sakahogi
Town
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sakahogi is a town located in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2018, the town had an estimated population of 8,253 and a population density of 640 persons per km2, in 3359 households. Sakahogi is situated 6 km northeast of Inuyama Castle.
Ōguchi
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ōguchi is a town located in Niwa District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the town had an estimated population of 24,160 in 9547 households, and a population density of 1,775 persons per km2. Ōguchi is situated 7 km southwest of Inuyama Castle.
Inuyama Castle
- Categories: Japanese castle, hirayamajiro, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Inuyama, Aichi, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.38833° or 35° 23′ 18″ northLongitude
136.93928° or 136° 56′ 21″ eastElevation
74 metres (243 feet)Inception
1469Open location code
8Q7R9WQQ+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 234510746OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Inuyama Castle” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ինույամա ամրոց”
- Azerbaijani: “İnuyama qəsri”
- Basque: “Inuyama gaztelua”
- Catalan: “Castell d’Inuyama”
- Catalan: “castell Inuyama”
- Chinese: “犬山城”
- Czech: “Hrad Inujama”
- Czech: “Inujama”
- Dutch: “Inuyama Castle”
- Finnish: “Inuyaman linna”
- French: “castel d’Inuyama”
- French: “château d’Inuyama”
- French: “Château d’Inuyama”
- French: “Inuyama-jō”
- Georgian: “ინუიამას ციხე-ქალაქი”
- German: “Burg Inuyama”
- Hungarian: “Inujamai várkastély”
- Indonesian: “Istana Inuyama”
- Indonesian: “Kastel Inuyama”
- Japanese: “Inuyama-jō”
- Japanese: “いぬやまじょう”
- Japanese: “犬山城”
- Japanese: “白帝城”
- Korean: “이누야마성”
- Lithuanian: “Inujamos pilis”
- Malayalam: “ഇനുയാമ കാസിൽ”
- Marathi: “इनुयामा किल्ला”
- Persian: “قلعه اینویاما”
- Polish: “Zamek Inuyama”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Inuyama”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Inuyama”
- Russian: “Замок Инуяма”
- Slovenian: “grad Inujama”
- Spanish: “Castillo Inuyama”
- Turkish: “Inuyama Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Інуяма”
- Welsh: “Castell Inuyama”
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