Iwadeyama Castle

Iwadeyama Castle (岩出山城, Iwadeyama-jō) was a castle in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.^[1] After serving Hideyoshi for a time, Date Masamune was given Iwatesawa castle and the surrounding lands as his home domain. Masamune moved there in 1591, rebuilt the castle, renamed it Iwadeyama, and encouraged the growth of a town at its base. Masamune stayed at Iwadeyama for 13 years and turned the region into a major political and economic center.^[2]

Iwadeyama Castle
岩出山城
Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Former gate of Honmaru compound
Site information
Type	Mountaintop style castle
Controlled by	Ujiie clan, Date clan
Condition	ruins
Location
Iwadeyama Castle Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Iwadeyama Castle Show map of Japan
Site history
Built	14c or early 15c
Built by	Ujiie Naomasu
Materials	Eathworks
Demolished	1868
Garrison information
Past commanders	Date Masamune

Remains of Inner Gate and statue of Date Masamune.

After the Meiji revolution, all the remaining structures of the castle were removed or destroyed.

See also

• List of castles in Japan