About the place
Ōzu Castle (大洲城?, Ōzu-jō), also known as Jizōgatake Castle (地蔵ヶ嶽城?, Jizō-ga-take-jō), is a castle located in Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It was originally constructed in 1331 by Utsunomiya Toyofusa. In 1888 the keep (天守?, tenshu) of the castle was destroyed, but it was re-constructed in 2004.