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Tsuruga Castle
Tsuruga Castle · Tsurugajo Castle · 鶴ヶ城
Tsuruga Castle is distinctive for its red tiles. Walk around the exterior and enter the keep for Aizu history exhibits. Choose the combined ticket if adding Rinkaku tea room.
Visitor information
Admission
Keep admission: adults ¥410, elementary and junior high school students ¥150. Adult keep/Rinkaku combined ticket ¥520. Check official free-admission conditions for visitors with disabilities.
Opening hours
Keep hours are 08:30–17:00, last admission 16:30, open year-round. Park illumination hours differ from keep visiting hours.
What to see at Tsuruga Castle
Red tiles and keep exhibits
See the red tiles while walking around the castle. Add keep exhibits if you want to learn Aizu history too.
Official Aizu tourism: castle fees, hours, stairs and 5-minute bus-stop walk
How to get to Tsuruga Castle
Take Haikara-san or Akabe from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station and get off at Tsurugajo-iriguchi, then walk about 5 minutes. The buses loop in opposite directions; check the station-bound stop and bus direction for your return.
Official Aizu tourism: castle fees, hours, stairs and 5-minute bus-stop walk Aizu Bus: loop directions, current ¥250 fare and ¥700 day pass; check revised PDFs for date-specific times
Visiting tips
Allow for interior stairs
The keep visit uses stairs. Ask about accessible visiting areas before entering if stairs are difficult, or consider viewing the exterior from the grounds.
Official Aizu tourism: castle fees, hours, stairs and 5-minute bus-stop walk
Tickets for Tsuruga Castle
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Questions about Tsuruga Castle
Does castle admission include Rinkaku tea room?
The combined keep/Rinkaku ticket covers both. Keep-only tickets cover a different area; check the combined option if visiting the tea room too.
Official Aizu tourism: castle fees, hours, stairs and 5-minute bus-stop walk
Official sources
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- Official Aizu tourism: castle fees, hours, stairs and 5-minute bus-stop walk ·
- Aizu Bus: loop directions, current ¥250 fare and ¥700 day pass; check revised PDFs for date-specific times ·
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