Matsuyama Castle
Matsuyama Castle is a "flatland-mountain"-style Japanese castle that was built in 1603 on Mount Katsuyama, in the city of Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.
- Opening hours:
December—January: 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
February—July: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
August: 9:00 AM—5:30 PM
September—November: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Iyo province (now Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture), Japan
- Also known as: “Iyo Matsuyama Castle” and “Matsuyama castle”
Photo: Masoud Akbari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mt. Katsu and Bansuiso.
Bansuiso
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bansuiso is a museum, which is situated 420 metres southeast of Matsuyama Castle.
Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum
Museum
Photo: 建園春秋, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum or Sakano-ueno-kumo Museum is a museum located in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, and inspired by the novel Saka no ue no kumo, written by Ryōtarō Shiba. Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum is situated 530 metres southeast of Matsuyama Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dogo-kitamachi and Dogo-yunomachi.
Masaki
Town
Masaki is a town located in Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2022, the town had an estimated population of 30,411 in 13768 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km². Masaki is situated 8 km southwest of Matsuyama Castle.
Matsuyama Castle
- Categories: Japanese castle, hirayamajiro, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Matsuyama, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.84565° or 33° 50′ 44″ northLongitude
132.76575° or 132° 45′ 57″ eastElevation
130 metres (427 feet)Inception
1602Open location code
8Q5JRQW8+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 611661255OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6324545Wikidata ID
Q981357
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Matsuyama Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Matsuyamako gaztelua”
- Catalan: “castell de Matsuyama”
- Catalan: “Castell de Matsuyama”
- Catalan: “Castell Katsuyama”
- Catalan: “Castell Kinki”
- Chinese: “伊予松山城”
- Chinese: “松山城”
- Dutch: “Matsuyama Castle”
- French: “castel de Matsuyama”
- French: “château de Matsuyama”
- French: “Château de Matsuyama”
- French: “Katsuyama-jō”
- French: “Kinki-jō”
- French: “Matsuyama-jō”
- German: “Burg Matsuyama (Iyo)”
- German: “Burg Matsuyama”
- Hungarian: “Macujamai várkastély (Ijo)”
- Hungarian: “Macujamai várkastély”
- Italian: “castello di Matsuyama”
- Italian: “Castello di Matsuyama”
- Japanese: “Matsuyama-jō”
- Japanese: “まつやまじょう”
- Japanese: “伊予松山城”
- Japanese: “勝山城”
- Japanese: “松山城”
- Japanese: “金亀城”
- Korean: “마쓰야마성”
- Korean: “이요 마쓰야마 성”
- Persian: “قلعه ماتسویاما”
- Polish: “Zamek Matsuyama”
- Russian: “Замок Мацуяма”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Matsuyama”
- Spanish: “Castillo Matsuyama”
- Turkish: “Matsuyama Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Мацуяма”
- Uzbek: “Matsuyama qalʼasi (Iyo)”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Matsuyama”
- Vietnamese: “Thành Matsuyama”
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