Iga-Ueno Castle

This is the biggest castle in Mie. It has 30-meter high stone walls for the inner moat which are the highest ever built in Japan. In the 16th century Tutsui Sadatsugu, the first lord of the region, built this castle. Later in the early 17th century Todo Takatora, a well-known fortifier, succeeded and began on the large-scale expansion project which resulted in the present form. The white graceful exterior inspired us to call it "White Phoenix Caste" after the imaginary sacred white bird.

Reference: [Ueno Castle] [Takatora Todo]