page_title: Shikokuchūō
section_title: Kawanoe Castle
hierarchical_section_title: Shikokuchūō / Sites of historic and cultural interest / Kawanoe Castle
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 川之江城（復元施設）：（日本国愛媛県四国中央市）
context_page_description: Shikokuchūō is a city located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
  Shikokuchūō is the leading producer of paper and paper products in Japan. It is also a port city and one of Ehime's major centers of industry.
  As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 83,918, with 38,941 households, and a population density of 199 persons per km². The total area is 421.24 km².
context_section_description: Kawanoe Castle was built in 1337 at the beginning of the Nanboku-cho period. For the next several hundred years, it was attacked repeatedly by armies from Sanuki, Awa, and Tosa. It fell to the armies of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1585, when he conquered Shikoku. The castle was torn down in 1611, and some of it was used for Matsuyama Castle.
  In 1984, Kawanoe City began a project to rebuild Kawanoe Castle. Construction was completed in 1988.
caption: Kawanoe Castle
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