Uwa

Uwa lies in southwestern Iyo, where deep inlets cut into the coast and hills rise behind the sea. At Uwajima, Tōdō Takatora rebuilt an older fortress as a modern castle between 1596 and 1601. Date Hidemune, son of the powerful lord Date Masamune, entered the castle in 1615 with a grant of lands in Uwa. His descendants made it their seat, establishing a branch of the Date family far from their northern homeland.