Hamamatsu Castle

浜松城, Hamamatsu-jou

Hamamatsu Castle was built by Ieyasu Tokugawa, who is considered perhaps the greatest shogun and one of the three people most important to the unification of Japan. His rule marks the beginning of the Edo Period. Tokugawa lived here from 1571 to 1588. After the Edo Period, the castle was destroyed, and was restored to the original specifications in 1958. The foundation, which is original, is unique because it uses unhewn stones carefully selected and fitted to lean inward. There is a small museum inside the castle, which costs ¥200 to enter, and which houses some Tokugawa armor and relics, a preserved well moved from elsewhere on the grounds as well as a miniature model of how the city might have looked 400 years ago.

• museum
• history

Address

Motoshiro-cho 49-2 - Naka-ku

Getting there

take bus 36, 40, 41, or 50, to city hall (市役所前)

Website

hamamatsu-navi.jp (opens in a new tab)