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Our guide
Iwabitsu Castle was a mountain castle on Mount Iwabitsu in Higashiagatsuma, Gunma. Its ruins have been a National Historic Site since 2019. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Gōbara Station on the Agatsuma Line is about 1.2 km away in a straight line. It is a mountain site; we have not checked the paths or conditions, so look for local information before you go.
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
- 岩櫃城址 — Koda6029 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Mount Iwabitsu 2018-09 2 — photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Iwbitsujyo — デジタルカメラ · Public domain · source · resized
- 秋の岩櫃城 — Koda6029 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Iwabitsu Castle (岩櫃城, Iwabitsu-jō) is a "yamashiro"-style (castle located on Mount Iwabitsu in Higashiagatsuma, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2019.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Gōbara (Agatsuma Line), about 1.2 km 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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