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Our guide
Tsuchiura Castle is a flatland castle in Tsuchiura, southern Ibaraki. At the end of the Edo period it was the home of the Tsuchiya clan, daimyō of the Tsuchiura Domain. It was also called Ki-jō, the Turtle Castle.
Tsuchiura Station on the Jōban Line is about 1 km away in a straight line, and Yokaren Peace Memorial Museum about 4.9 km. 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
- Tsuchiura castle gate001 — Vanquish0 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 土浦城 1000120 — Koshi2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 土浦城 1000118 — Koshi2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 土浦城 1000117 — Koshi2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 土浦城 1000114 — Koshi2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 土浦城 1000113 — Koshi2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 土浦城 1000112 — Koshi2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 土浦城 001 — Koshi2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Tsuchiura Castle Former Maekawaguchi Gate — Suikotei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Tsuchiura Castle (土浦城, Tsuchiura-jō) is a flatland-style Japanese castle located in Tsuchiura, southern Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tsuchiura Castle was home to the Tsuchiya clan, daimyō of Tsuchiura Domain. The castle was also known as "Ki-jō" (亀城, Turtle Castle).
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Tsuchiura (Jōban Line), about 1.0 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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