Iga Ueno Castle

Iga Ueno Castle
伊賀上野城
Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Reconstructed tenshu of Iga Ueno Castle
Iga Ueno Castle Show map of Mie Prefecture Iga Ueno Castle Show map of Japan
Coordinates	34°46′12″N 136°07′38″E / 34.770091°N 136.127194°E / 34.770091; 136.127194
Type	hirayama-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to the public	yes (park)
Condition	partially reconstructed
Site history
Built	Edo period
Built by	Tsutsui Sadatsugu / Tōdō Takatora
In use	Edo period
Demolished	1871
National Historic Site of Japan

Iga Ueno Castle (伊賀上野城, Iga-Ueno-jō), also known as Ueno Castle (上野城, Ueno-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The castle is also called Hakuho Castle (白鳳城, Hakuhō-jō), or "White Phoenix Castle," because of its beautiful architecture and floor plan. The castle has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1967.^[1]