Walking Route
Castle Hopping: Uwajima Castle Route Map (May 2026)
From Uwajima Station through the shopping arcade, then up to the climbing entrance, Nagatomaru, Fujibeemaru, the surviving keep, and back down for stone-wall hunting: a photo route map in the order I walked it.
Read the main story → Castle Hopping: Uwajima Castle (May 2026)
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Read the main story → Castle Hopping: Uwajima Castle (May 2026)
Uwajima Castle Basic Information
AddressMarunouchi, Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture
AdmissionKeep: adults 200 yen; high-school age and under free; seniors 65+, groups, and discount admission 160 yen
HoursKeep: Mar-Oct 9:00-17:00 / Nov-Feb 9:00-16:00. Castle hill gates: Mar-Oct 6:00-18:30 / Nov-Feb 6:00-17:00.
ClosedThe keep is open year-round, but may close temporarily in severe weather such as typhoons.
AccessAbout 15 minutes on foot from JR Uwajima Station, or about 35 minutes to the keep. The Kori family nagaya gate at the north entrance is under repair from March 2026 to March 2027; walking access remains available, but vehicles cannot enter.
HighlightsOne of Japan's 12 surviving original keeps, Tōdō Takatora's early castle layout, the Kanbun-period keep, Fujibeemaru stone walls, and Noboritachimon gate.
Castle seals / stampsCastle seals are sold only at the keep. The Japan 100 Famous Castles stamp is inside the keep; visitors who cannot climb the hill may stamp at Shiroshita.
