Iwakuni Castle and Ropeway

I arrived a few minutes before 9 am and was able to take the first ropeway of the day. It only took a few minutes.

After getting off the ropeway at the top, it takes about 15 minutes to walk to the castle.

Historical notes from the J-Castle website -

Iwakuni-jo was built by Kikkawa Hiroie in 1608. Just a few years later in 1615 the castle was torn down to comply with the Tokugawa law of "one castle per province." The current reconstruction was placed a little bit closer to the front edge of the mountain so it could be more easily seen from below and to give visitors a better view of the valley from the castle.

The inside of the castle is a museum. This was one of my favorite castles of the trip.  It had so many interesting things! 

The view from the top

After taking in the view, I headed back down the mountain on the ropeway, across the bridge, and back to the train station to go to the next place.