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Our guide
Futamata Castle stood in Toyoda County of the old Tōtōmi Province, in what is now Tenryū Ward of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Built in the Sengoku period, it is remembered as the place where Tokugawa Ieyasu's son Matsudaira Nobuyasu died in 1579. In 2018 its ruins were made a National Historic Site together with the neighbouring Tobayama Castle.
Futamata-Hommachi Station is about 450 m away in a straight line. We have not checked what can be seen on the site today.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- FutamataC Tenshudai — Aboshi (uploader on Commons) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Sasaoka Old Castle Site — 立花左近 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Futamata Castle (二俣城, Futamata-jō) was a Japanese castle located in Toyoda county of Tōtōmi Province, in what is now part of Tenryū-ku in the city of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the Sengoku period and is noted as the site of the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu's son Matsudaira Nobuyasu in 1579. In 2018, the ruins were recognized as a National Historic Site together with adjacent Tobayama Castle (鳥羽山城, Tobayama-jō).
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Futamata-Hommachi, about 450 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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