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World Heritage Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle was extensively renovated by Ikeda Terumasa between 1601 and ...
National Treasure Matsumoto Castle
Matsumoto Castle's castle tower has a rare structure, a composite castle to...
Matsue castle tower that is existing
The greatest attraction of Matsue Castle is that it still has a castle towe...
Matsuyama Castle with an existing castle tower
Matsuyama Castle was started to be built in 1602 by Kato Yoshiaki, one of t...
Kochi Castle is the only castle in Japan that has the entire Honmaru
It is said that Kochi Castle is the only place where all of the Honmaru str...
Inuyama Castle, a National Treasure with an existing castle tower
Inuyama Castle, which stands on a small hill on the banks of the Kiso River...
National Treasure Hikone Castle with an existing castle tower
Construction of Hikone Castle began in 1604 by Naotsugu (later Naotaka), so...
Castle Bitchu Matsuyama Castle in the Sky of existing castle tower
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle is an impregnable mountain castle built on Mount Ga...
Three lords Castle of Nagoya Castle
Nagoya Castle was built in 1612 by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu as part of a na...
One of Japan's three greatest castles, Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but was attacked and captured...
Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle was built by the famous general Kato Kiyomasa over a period...
Uguisu-bari - Nijo Castle
Nijo Castle, built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603, was born as a flat castle to...
Maruoka Castle (Kasumiga Castle)
In 1576, during the Sengoku period, Katsutoyo, the nephew of Katsuie Shibat...
Uwajima Castle
It is also famous for Hidemune, the eldest son of Date Masamune, who entere...
Japan's Tallest Stone Walls! Marugame Castle
The inside of the castle is free, but there is a charge only inside the cas...
Takeda Castle Ruins, the Castle in the Sky.
Takeda Castle Ruins is a mountain castle built on the summit of Mt. Kojo, 3...
Wooden castle tower - Iga Ueno Castle
Iga Ueno Castle is one of Japan's 100 Great Castles, whose five-story castl...
Ozu Castle
After the Meiji Restoration, Ozu Castle was abandoned and the castle tower ...
Kakegawa Castle
During the Sengoku period, Kazutoyo Yamauchi was the lord of the castle for...
Okayama Castle
Okayama Castle was constructed a castle by Ukita Hideie in 1597. It is ...
Imabari Castle - one of Japan's three great water castles
It is one of the "Three Great Water Castles of Japan" with a vast moat that...
Kinojo which became a model for the island of demon Momotaro story
And Mont seems to have been restored recently, stone wall seems to have lef...
Gifu Castle and Mt. Kinka Observatory
Gifu Castle is a mountain castle that stands on the summit of Mt. Kinka at ...
Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle was built in the 14th century and functioned as the political,...
Yoshinogari ruins
The Yoshinogari Ruins are Yayoi period ruins that straddle Kanzaki City and...
A beautiful reconstructed wooden castle - Gujo Hachiman Castle
Gujo Hachiman Castle is a beautiful castle that stands on a small hill and ...
Outlook is great! Tsuyama Castle (Kakuzan park)
Tsuyama Castle in Okayama Prefecture Tsuyama but was demolished in the Meij...
Hiroshima Castle
The biggest feature is that the stone walls of the main citadel, which surv...
Okazaki Castle, the castle of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Okazaki Castle, located in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, is known as the ...
Shimabara Castle
Shimabara Castle was built by Matsukura Bungonokami Shigemasa over a period...
Tottori Castle
In Tottori city, there is a castle that has been designated as one of Japan...
Edo Castle
The Fujimi-yagura is the only remaining three-story turret in the castle. O...
Nakijin Castle
This castle was built around the 13th century and predates the Ryukyu Kingd...
Wakayama Castle
Wakayama Castle is built on Mt. Torafusu with an altitude of 48.9m, and the...
Nakagusuku Castle Ruins
This is a mountain castle located on a limestone hill at an altitude of 150...
Ueda Castle Ruins Park
Ueda Castle Ruins Park is a historical park developed on the site of Ueda C...
Akashi Castle and Akashi Park
Akashi Castle was built in 1619 by Tadamasa Ogasawara, the first lord of th...
Hamamatsu Castle
Hamamatsu Castle, located in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is known ...
Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle is one of the largest outline-style castles in Japan, surround...
Hirado Castle
It is located on a hill that juts out into Hirado Seto overlooking Hirado P...
Fukuyama Castle
Fukuyama Castle was built by Mizuno Katsunari in the early Edo period and i...
Iwakuni Castle and Ropeway
You can go up to Iwakuni Castle by ropeway. Swords and armor are displayed...
Odawara Castle
The castle tower is an imitation of RC structure. The upper part of the cas...
Koriyama Castle Ruins
Only the castle tower remains. It has been selected as one of Japan's top 1...
The Ruins of Tsuwano Castle and the Sightseeing Lift in the Mountain City
Tsuwano Castle was built by Yoshimi Yoriyuki at the end of the Kamakura per...
Sasayama Castle Ruins
Sasayama Castle is a flat mountain castle built on Sasayama, located in the...
Takaoka Castle
The most distinctive feature of Takaoka Castle is the vast water moat and t...
Oka Castle Ruins
It is said that the castle was built in 1185 to welcome Minamoto no Yoshits...
Kagoshima Castle (Tsurumaru Castle)
Tsurumaru Castle was the castle of the Shimazu clan, who ruled the Satsuma ...
Takamatsu Castle
Currently, National Route 30 passes through the sea side, and it is a pity ...
Ako Castle
The early Meiji era of the building was destroyed, leaving some of the ston...
Spectacular View from Stone Walls! Yonago Castle
Yonago Castle is a castle built on Mount Minatoyama, 90 meters above sea le...
The Ruins of Hagi Castle, built by Mori Terumoto.
The castle was built by Terumoto Mōri after he was defeated in the Battle o...
Hachioji Castle
Hachioji Castle was built on Mt. Fukasawa (currently Mt. Shiroyama) at an a...
Susai Chausuyama Castle
This castle was attacked and fell by Ukita Naoie's army in 1579 (Tensho 7)....
Gassan Toda Castle Ruins
Gassan-Toda Castle has a history of transformation from a medieval castle t...
Azuchi Castle Ruins
Azuchi Castle Ruins, located in Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture, is the ...
Fukuoka Castle
There is a history of changing the name of the place from Fukuoka, Bizen Pr...
Yamashiro Arato Castle
Arato Castle is known as one of the representative mountain castles of the ...
Toyama Castle
The castle tower is a mock castle tower and has been turned into a museum. ...
Takatori Castle
In 1584, it was rebuilt by Junkei Tsutsui as the main castle of Koriyama Ca...
Nagahama Castle
The castle tower is a mock castle tower and has been turned into a museum. ...
Ena Castle in the Sky Iwamura Castle Ruins
Iwamura Castle Ruins, towering over Ena City, Gifu Prefecture, is a mountai...
Matsuzaka Castle
Currently, there are no buildings such as the castle tower, and only stone ...
Kiyosu Castle
The castle tower is a mock tower. It was constructed based on imagination a...
Fushimi Momoyama Castle, a Historical Castle in Kyoto
The advantage of Fushimi Momoyama Castle is that you can easily enjoy its b...
Yamanaka Castle
Yamanaka Castle was built by the Gohojo clan, who had their main castle in ...
Tokushima Castle
Tokushima Castle is a flat mountain castle built on Mt. It is a contoured c...
Oita Funai Castle
There is a castle, but the castle tower does not exist. A four-story tower...
Nagashino Castle Ruins
It is also famous as the site of the Battle of Nagashino, where Nobunaga Od...
Onnemoto Chashi Ruins
The Onnemoto Chashi Ruins are hilltop style chashi located approximately 2k...
Saga castle ruins
It was built in the early Edo period as a residence for the Nabeshima clan ...
Bitchutakamatsu Castle Ruins
The ruins of Bitchu Takamatsu Castle are located in Takamatsu, Kita-ku, Oka...
Mori clan residence "Koriyama Castle"
It used to be one of the largest castles in the Chugoku region, but now the...