Walking Route
Imabari Castle Route Map
From Matsuyama to Imabari, then through the Kurogane-gomon, the main bailey, the keep, Bugu-yagura, and a full loop around the sea-connected moat: a photo route map in the order I walked it.
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Imabari Castle (Fukiage Castle) Basic Information
Address3-1-3 Toricho, Imabari, Ehime
AdmissionAdults: 520 yen; students: 260 yen; high-school age and under, or under 18: free; seniors 65+: 420 yen
Hours9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30). Fukiage Park is open 24 hours.
ClosedDecember 29-31, plus occasional closures for exhibit changes. Fukiage Park is open year-round.
AccessAbout 20 minutes on foot from JR Imabari Station; or about 9 minutes by Setouchi Bus bound for Imabari Eigyosho, getting off at Imabari-jo-mae.
HighlightsSeawater moat, reconstructed keep, Bugu-yagura, Kurogane-gomon, Tōdō Takatora statue, and the view toward the Seto Inland Sea from the keep.
Castle seals / stampsCastle seals are sold at the keep's first-floor reception. The Japan 100 Famous Castles stamp (No. 79) is at the management office inside the keep.
