Castillo Iwamura

Great little spot with lovely ruins

Hidden up at the top of the hill the ruins are easily accessible with a carpark up the top, or enjoy the walk up from the bottom car park.

Iwamura - best town in Japan

I’m a little bias because I love Iwamura, a town close to my heart, so of course the castle is well worth the visit. Let’s just get expectations sorted out first though, don’t expect an actual big ca...

Our hike up the岩村城跡 Iwamura castle ruins…

Gifu Prefecture has many old castle towns & castles. Beside Gifu castle we also visited this castle (ruins). Be “warned” that this is a HIKE upwards, not quite the gentle walk to most castles. Muc...

Mostly just foundations

The best thing about this for us was the hike up the hill and the view from the top of the village. It's worth going but just don't expect too much history or actual castle.

Beautiful in the fall

This was such a perfect day trip from Ena. My boyfriend and I walked through the cute historic town that led up to the walk to the castle. The town is a great place to eat local treats along the way. ...