# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel

- [Okayama Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/okayama-castle): Okayama, Castle. A striking black castle nicknamed 'Crow Castle' for its dark exterior, standing across the Asahi River from Korakuen Garden. Rebuilt in 1966, it houses a museum and offers panoramic views from the top floor.
- [Tsuyama Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tsuyama-castle): Okayama, Castle. Impressive castle ruins famous for towering stone walls and over 1,000 cherry trees. One of Japan's top three cherry blossom viewing spots among castle sites, the spring festival draws huge crowds.
- [Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/bitchu-matsuyama-castle): Okayama, Castle. The highest original castle in Japan at 430 meters elevation, a mountaintop fortress often shrouded in clouds.
- [Kinojo Castle Ruins](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/kinojo-castle-ruins): Okayama, Castle. A reconstructed gate above the Kibi Plain introduces a much older kind of Japanese fortress. Kinojo’s earthen ramparts, stonework and mountain paths preserve an ancient defensive landscape whose precise origins remain uncertain, far removed from the familiar samurai keep.

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Source: [Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations?destination_type=castle&prefecture_id=33)
Last updated: 2026-11-10