Matsue Castle (松江城, Matsuejō) is one of only about a dozen original castles in Japan, meaning that its castle tower has survived the wars, fires, earthquakes and anti-feudal activities of the post-feudal era .

Matsuejo was completed in 1611 by the local lord Horio Yoshiharu.

In 1638, the fief and castle were reassigned to a branch of the Matsudaira clan, relatives of the Tokugawa.

The castle tower underwent major renovation works in the 1950s.