Castles - Iwate, Japan

34 documented abandoned castles have been mapped by the Urbexology community in Iwate, concentrated mainly around Ofunato (10), Morioka-shi (7), Ichinoseki (5). Each location below links to its own page with coordinates, photos where available, and access notes.

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Aisari Fortress Ruins (Kitakami)
Arikabe Fort Ruins (Ichinoseki)
Big Fountain Spring Castle Ruins (Big Fountain Spring Castle / Deep Moat Castle) (Ichinoseki)
East 8-Field Castle Ruins (Ofunato)
Eight Hata Castle Ruins (Ofunato)
Flat Castle Ruins (Ichinoseki)
Iji Fortress Ruins (Ichinoseki)
Karuishi Fortress Ruins (Kitakami)
Kindaichi Castle (Ichinohe)
Kodate Fort Ruins (Ofunato)
Kunohe Castle Ruins Guide House (Ichinohe)
Kuzumaki Castle Ruins (Ichinohe)
Love Minoru Castle Ruins (Ofunato)
Medium Castle Ruins (Ofunato)
Mizusawa Castle Kuromon (Black Gate) Ruins (Mizusawa)
Morioka Castle Back Enclosure Ruins (Morioka-shi)
Morioka Castle Honmaru Ruins (Morioka-shi)
Morioka Castle Ninomaru Ruins (Morioka-shi)
Morioka Castle Ninomaru Well (Morioka-shi)
Morioka Castle Ruins (Morioka-shi)
Morioka Castle Tenshu Ruins (Morioka-shi)
Nabekura Castle Ruins (Tono)
Satoya-Mori Castle Ruins (Ichinoseki)
Sentoku Fortress Ruins (Miyako)
Setamai Fortress Site (Ofunato)
Shiwa Castle (Morioka-shi)
Site of Ichinohe Castle (Ichinohe)
Site of Maesawa Castle (Mizusawa)
Site of Otsuchi Castle (Otsuchi)
South Site Castle Ruins (Ofunato)
Tonomi-no-saku Fortress Site (Mizusawa)
Tsurugasaki Fortress Site (Ofunato)
Valley Ground Castle Ruins (Ofunato)
Yonegasaki Fortress Ruins (Ofunato)

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