Kinojo Castle Ruins
A reconstructed gate above the Kibi Plain introduces a much older kind of Japanese fortress. Kino...
Kiyosu Castle
Oda Nobunaga's First Power Base, Rebuilt in 1989 Near Nagoya
Oda Nobunaga ran his campaigns from Kiyosu from 1555, and after his death the Kiyosu Conference c...
Okazaki Castle
The Castle Where Tokugawa Ieyasu Was Born, Rebuilt in 1959
Tokugawa Ieyasu, the man who founded the Tokugawa shogunate, was born in this castle. The concret...
Fukuoka Castle Ruins
Above Maizuru Park, Fukuoka Castle’s layered stone walls lead to an open platform overlooking the...
Matsumae Castle
Hokkaido’s northern frontier history comes into focus at Matsumae Castle, where an original gate ...
Takamatsu Castle
Takamatsu’s waterfront castle survives as Tamamo Park, where seawater fills the moats beside orig...
Akashi Castle Ruins
Two surviving three-story turrets stand above massive walls just north of Akashi Station. The cas...
Echizen Ono Castle
Above Ono’s old castle town, a reconstructed keep crowns wooded Kameyama. Stone foundations and w...
Hagi Castle Ruins
At the foot of Mount Shizuki beside Kikugahama Beach, Hagi’s moats and stone walls mark the forme...
Hirado Castle
Hirado Castle occupies a sea-facing hill across from the old trading port. Its reconstructed keep...
Kakegawa Castle
A timber-reconstructed keep and surviving Edo-period palace make Kakegawa a rewarding contrast to...
Koriyama Castle
Koriyama Castle Ruins: Moat Cherry Trees, an Upside-Down Jizo and a Free Deck on the Keep Base
The ruins of the castle Toyotomi Hidenaga made his seat in 1585, seven minutes' walk from Kintets...
Nakagusuku Castle Ruins
Six stone-walled enclosures trace a ridge above central Okinawa at Nakagusuku. This World Heritag...
Sendai Castle Ruins
Above Sendai on wooded Aobayama, Date Masamune’s former stronghold combines imposing stone walls ...
Sunpu Castle Park
In central Shizuoka, moats and reconstructed gates outline the castle where Tokugawa Ieyasu spent...