![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Sunpucastle-panorama2009.jpg/640px-Sunpucastle-panorama2009.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Sunpu Castle
Castle in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Sunpu Castle?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
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".[1] It was also referred to as Fuchu Castle (府中城, Fuchū-jō) or Shizuoka Castle (静岡城, Shizuoka-jō).
Quick Facts Sunpu Castle 駿府城, Coordinates ...
Sunpu Castle 駿府城 | |
---|---|
Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan | |
![]() Reconstructed Tatsumi yagura of Sunpu Castle | |
![]() Sunpu Castle from the air | |
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 |
Close
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Sunpu_castle_higashigomon_yaguramon.jpg/640px-Sunpu_castle_higashigomon_yaguramon.jpg)