Minakuchi Castle
Address:
Shiga, Kansai, Japan
Category: Castle
Minakuchi Castle, also known as Hekisui Castle, is a plain style Japanese Castle located in Koka Shiga Prefecture. Tokugawa Iemitsu ordered the construction of Minakuchi Castle, which was completed in 1634. Minakuchi Castle provided Tokugawa Iemitsu with a well protected way station on his journeys along the Tokaido Road between Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo). Minakuchi Castle featured a design similar to Nijo Castle. As part of the Meiji Restoration most of the castle was demolished. In 1991 some walls, two gates and a turret were reconstructed.
