Iwatsuki Castle

Iwatsuki Castle (岩槻城, Iwatsuki-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tateyama Castle was home to the Ōoka clan, daimyō of Iwatsuki Domain, however the castle dates from the Muromachi period and was inhabited by many samurai lords over its history. During the Edo period, the name of the castle was written as “岩付城”. It was also known as "White Crane Castle" (白鶴城, Hakutsuru-jō) or "Floating Castle" (浮城, Uki-jō). The site of the castle is a Saitama Prefectural Historic Monument.