Sunpu Castle (駿府城, Sunpu-jō) was a Japanese castle in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. The sobriquet of this feudal fortress was the "Castle of the Floating Isle".[1] It was also referred to as Fuchu Castle (府中城, Fuchū-jō) or Shizuoka Castle (静岡城, Shizuoka-jō). | ||||||
Type: Hirayama-style Japanese castle | ||||||
Built: 1589, rebuilt 1607, 1610, 1635 | ||||||
Builder: Tokugawa Ieyasu | ||||||