Takamatsu Castle (Sanuki)

Takamatsu Castle
高松城
Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Ushitora tower (yagura)
Takamatsu Castle
Coordinates	34°21′0.2″N 134°3′1.4″E / 34.350056°N 134.050389°E / 34.350056; 134.050389
Type	Azuchi-Momoyama castle
Area	79,587 km2 (originally 660,000 km2)
Site information
Controlled by	Ikoma clan (until 1640) Matsudaira clan (1642-1869)
Open to the public	Tamamo Park
Condition	Archaeological and designated national historical site; castle ruins, a gate and three yagura remain.
Website	Tamamo Park (Ruins of Takamatsu Castle)
Site history
Built	1588 (1588)
Built by	Ikoma Chikamasa
In use	1588-1874
Materials	Wood, stone, plaster
National Historic Site of Japan Important Cultural Property National Place of Scenic Beauty

Takamatsu Castle (高松城, Takamatsu-jō) is a Japanese castle located in central Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is also called Tamamo Castle (玉藻城, Tamamo-jō), literally "seaweed castle," for its seawater moats. The castle was headquarters of the Takamatsu Domain, which ruled eastern Sanuki Province (modern-day Kagawa) from 1588 to 1869. It is now a park. The castle site has been a National Historic Site since 1955.^[1] This castle is one of three in Japan to use seawater moats, along with Imabari Castle in Ehime Prefecture and Nakatsu Castle in Ōita Prefecture.