Iwakuni Castle

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1608 — 1615 Japanese castle, hill castle, 100 Fine Castles of Japan, Nishikigawa Tetudou, Japan, 

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Location: 34.175255555, 132.174230555, ///groom.silently.smiles, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML

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1615-01-01T00:00:00Z

demolition

1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

reconstruction

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Frameless

Base of Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle 1

Base of Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle 2

Base of Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle 3

Base of Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle 4

Burg Iwakuni Plan

Clock tower in front of Sancho Station of Iwakuni Castle Ropeway

Clock tower in front of Sancho Station of Iwakuni Castle Ropeway 2

Emptied moat of Iwakuni Castle

Emptied moat of Iwakuni Castle 2

Flowers of Iris japonica 20180501

Iwakuni castle , 岩国城 - panoramio

Kin-un-kaku

Kitanomaru Square of Iwakuni Castle

Otemon gate of Iwakuni Castle

Otsuru Well in Iwakuni Castle

Otsuru Well in Iwakuni Castle 2

Pavilion in Iwakuni Castle

Stairs near Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle

Stone wall of Iwakuni Castle

Stone wall of Iwakuni Castle 2

Tada, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture 741-0092, Japan - panoramio

View near Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle

View near Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle 2

View near Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle 3

View near emptied moat of Iwakuni Castle

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Google Maps entry@				Wikidata
link	Sketchfab Iwakuni Castle, 岩国城 Japan@				Wikidata
link	Tripadvisor page@				Wikidata
incident	demolition	1615			Wikidata
incident	reconstruction	1962			Wikidata
base	HMAS Commonwealth		naval base		Wikidata
base	JMSDF Kure Naval Base		naval base, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force		Wikidata
museum	Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum		peace museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	JMSDF Kure Museum	2007	naval museum, history museum, museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	Mutsu Memorial Museum	1972	naval museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	Yamato Museum	2005	naval museum, science museum, museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	Base of Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle 1	2018			Wikimedia
image	Base of Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle 2	2018			Wikimedia
image	Base of Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle 3	2018			Wikimedia
image	Base of Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle 4	2018			Wikimedia
image	Burg Iwakuni Plan	2016			Wikimedia
image	Clock tower in front of Sancho Station of Iwakuni Castle Ropeway	2018			Wikimedia
image	Clock tower in front of Sancho Station of Iwakuni Castle Ropeway 2	2018			Wikimedia
image	Emptied moat of Iwakuni Castle	2018			Wikimedia
image	Emptied moat of Iwakuni Castle 2	2018			Wikimedia
image	Flowers of Iris japonica 20180501	2018			Wikimedia
image	Iwakuni castle , 岩国城 - panoramio	2013			Wikimedia
image	Kin-un-kaku	2006			Wikimedia
image	Kitanomaru Square of Iwakuni Castle	2018			Wikimedia
image	Otemon gate of Iwakuni Castle	2018			Wikimedia
image	Otsuru Well in Iwakuni Castle	2018			Wikimedia
image	Otsuru Well in Iwakuni Castle 2	2018			Wikimedia
image	Pavilion in Iwakuni Castle	2018			Wikimedia
image	Stairs near Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle	2018			Wikimedia
image	Stone wall of Iwakuni Castle	2018			Wikimedia
image	Stone wall of Iwakuni Castle 2	2018			Wikimedia
image	Tada, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture 741-0092, Japan - panoramio	2013			Wikimedia
image	View near Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle	2018			Wikimedia
image	View near Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle 2	2018			Wikimedia
image	View near Tenshu of Iwakuni Castle 3	2018			Wikimedia
image	View near emptied moat of Iwakuni Castle	2018			Wikimedia