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    Maizuru Castle Park was built by order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi after the fall of the Takeda clan (Kofu Castle) and is said to have been constructed as an important strategic base to counter the Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Kanto region, and after the Tokugawa regime came to power, it continued to maintain its importance as a western reserve.
    The castle was once a sprawling 20 ha castle fortress, with its elegant white walls overlapping each other, and was called ‘a castle fortress like a crane spreading its wings’, which is another name for Kofu Castle.
    The park is famous for its stone walls from the time the castle was built, the restored gate, the Inari turret and the free plaza where various events are held, as well as for its cherry blossoms, with approximately 160 cherry trees blooming around the stone walls of Kofu Castle.

    ADDRESS 1-5-4, Marunouchi 1-chome, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-0031, Japan
    PHONE 055-227-6179 (Maizuru Castle Park Management Office)
    E-MAIL sangkaka@city.kofu.lg.jp
    ACCESS By train
    3-minute walk from Kofu Station on the JR Chuo Main Line.

    By car
    Kofu South IC of Chuo Expressway 18 mins.
    CAR PARK Paying a fee, there is a north side and a south side of the castle ruins for the public to use.
    See website for details.
    Special parking for buses and disabled persons available.
    REGULAR HOLIDAY Inside the gate of the Yamate Wataru Tower (exhibits include historical materials from the Edo period).
    Mondays (open on public holidays), the day after a public holiday, year-end and New Year holidays (29 Dec - 3 Jan).
    Park is always open.
    OPENING TIME Inari Tower 9:00, Iron Gate 9:00 *Park is always open.
    CLOSING TIME Inari Tower 16:30 (admission by 16:00) Iron Gate 16:30 (admission by 16:00) *Park is always open.
    LANGUAGE Basically Japanese
    TOILET on the premises
    OTHER FACILITIES
    PAYING METHOD Cash only
    TAX FREE None.
    OFFICIAL WEBSITE

    https://www.city.kofu.yamanashi.jp/welcome/rekishi/kofujyou.html
    GOOGLE MAP

    https://maps.app.goo.gl/YyXv7WPJgQGJ5bGr5
    NOTES

    Map of designated car parks in Maizuru Castle Park.
    https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/history/koufujo/documents/cyuusyajyouannnaizu_1.pdf