Shiwa Castle

Shiwa Castle was an early Heian period jōsaku-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshu, Japan. The site was proclaimed a National Historic Site of Japan in 1979.

Photo: Takashi.koike, CC BY 3.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: castle in Morioka, Japan
Also known as: “shiwa-jō”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iwate Museum of Art and Morioka Station.

Iwate Museum of Art

Museum

Iwate Museum of Art

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The Iwate Museum of Art is an art museum in Morioka, Japan. It was opened in 2001. The museum has a permanent exhibition of works by local Iwate Prefecture artists Tetsugoro Yorozu, Shunsuke Matsumoto and Yasutake Funakoshi, and houses temporary exhibitions on both Japanese and foreign themes. Iwate Museum of Art is situated 1½ km northeast of Shiwa Castle.

Morioka Station

Railway station

Morioka Station

Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Morioka Station is a major railway station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR East. Morioka Station is situated 3 km northeast of Shiwa Castle.

Morioka Children Science Museum

Museum

Morioka Children Science Museum

Photo: Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Morioka Children Science Museum is situated 2 km northeast of Shiwa Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zaimokucho and Shimizucho.

Zaimokucho

Neighborhood

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Zaimokucho is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Shiwa Castle.

Shimizucho

Neighborhood

Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shimizucho is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km east of Shiwa Castle.

Nishimirumae

Quarter

Photo: IZUMI SAKAI, Copyrighted free use.

Nishimirumae is a quarter, which is situated 7 km southeast of Shiwa Castle.

Shiwa Castle

Categories: Jōsaku castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Morioka, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

39.68644° or 39° 41′ 11″ north

Longitude

141.10644° or 141° 6′ 23″ east

Open location code

8RF3M4P4+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2501424313

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Persian—“Shiwa Castle” goes by many names.

French: “château de Shiwa”
French: “Château de Shiwa”
French: “shiwa-jō”
Japanese: “志波城”
Japanese: “紫波城”
Persian: “قلعه شیوا”

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