Castles in Japan

My Japan Notes

"My fascination with Japanese Castles started after my first visit in Himeji many years ago.
The impressive structure, the craftmanship to create the huge stone walls, moats, castle keep was really amazing for me to see. Another Japanese castle highlight was Osaka Castle. I went there already 3times in the last 6 years:) Did you know that only twelve remaining original castles exisit in Japan? The rest of them are concret replicas. Here is the complete original list and maybe a good start point for your future castle tour: Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, Inuyama Castle, Hikone Castle, Himeji Castle, Hirosaki Castle, Iyo Matsuyama Castle, Kochi Castle, Marugame Castle, Maruoka Castle, Matsue Castle, Matsumoto Castle and Uwajima Castle."

André,
Founder of
japan365days.com

Castles in Japan

Okayama CastleOkayama Prefecture

Ueda CastleNagano Prefecture

Hirosaki CastleAomori Prefecture

Honmaru GotenSaitama Prefecture

Kumamoto CastleKumamoto Prefecture

Himeji CastleHyogo Prefecture

Aizuwakamatsu CastleFukushima Prefecture

Kanazawa CastleIshikawa Prefecture

Matsumoto CastleNagano Prefecture

Shimabara CastleNagasaki Prefecture

Odawara CastleKanagawa Prefecture

Osaka CastleOsaka Prefecture

Nijo CastleKyoto Prefecture

Fushimi CastleKyoto Prefecture

Shuri CastleOkinawa Prefecture

Katsuren CastleOkinawa Prefecture

Nakagusuku CastleOkinawa Prefecture

Zakimi CastleOkinawa Prefecture

Hiroshima CastleHiroshima Prefecture

Nagoya CastleAichi Prefecture

Iwakuni CastleYamaguchi Prefecture

Kokura CastleFukuoka Prefecture

Fukuyama CastleHiroshima Prefecture

Matsue CastleShimane Prefecture

Inuyama CastleAichi Prefecture

Marugame CastleKagawa Prefecture