Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle (駿府城, Sunpu-jō) was a Japanese castle in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. The sobriquet of this feudal fortress was the "Castle of the Floating Isle". It was also referred to as Fuchu Castle (府中城, Fuchū-jō) or Shizuoka Castle (静岡城, Shizuoka-jō).
| Sunpu Castle 駿府城 | |||||
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| Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan | |||||
Reconstructed Tatsumi yagura of Sunpu Castle | |||||
Sunpu Castle from the air | |||||
Sunpu Castle 駿府城 Sunpu Castle 駿府城 | |||||
| Coordinates | 34°58′46″N 138°23′01″E | ||||
| Type | Hirayama-style Japanese castle | ||||
| Site information | |||||
| Open to the public | yes | ||||
| Condition | ruins | ||||
| Site history | |||||
| Built | 1589, rebuilt 1607, 1610, 1635 | ||||
| Built by | Tokugawa Ieyasu | ||||
| In use | Sengoku period-1889 | ||||
| Demolished | 1896 | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 駿府城 | ||||
| Hiragana | すんぷじょう | ||||
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