17 castles found
Gifu Castle
Gifu Castle (岐阜城, Gifu-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Along with Mount Kinka and the Nagara River, it is one of the main symbols of the city. The castle
Nijo Castle
UNESCO World Heritage Site and Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shoguns, with nightingale floors.
Kumamoto Castle
The impregnable castle built by Kato Kiyomasa, now being restored after the 2016 earthquake.
Edo Castle
Home of the Tokugawa shoguns, now the Imperial Palace, boasting Japan's largest castle ruins.
Aoba Castle
Aoba Castle (青葉城, Aoba-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, daimyō of Sendai Domain. The castle was also kno
小田原城
小田原城（おだわらじょう）は、神奈川県小田原市にあった戦国時代から江戸時代にかけての日本の城（平山城）。北条氏の本拠地として有名である。江戸時代には小田原藩の藩庁があった。城跡は国の史跡に指定されている。
甲府城
甲府城（こうふじょう）は、山梨県甲府市にあった日本の城。舞鶴城の雅号を持ち、国の史跡に指定されている。
Matsumoto Castle
One of the 12 surviving castles, a National Treasure. Its black keep is called the 'Crow Castle'.
伏見城
伏見城（ふしみじょう）は、現在の京都市伏見区の桃山丘陵にあった日本の城。
Kōchi Castle
Kōchi Castle (高知城, Kōchi-jō) is an Edo Period Japanese castle in the city of Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is located at Otakayama hill, at the center of Kōchi city, which in turn is located at
Azuchi Castle
The first castle in Japan with a true multi-story keep, built by Oda Nobunaga. Its splendor lives on in legend.
Kasugayama Castle
Kasugayama Castle (春日山城, Kasugayama-jō) is a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the Nakayashiki neighborhood of the city of Jōetsu, Niigata prefecture. It was the primary fortre
彦根城
彦根城（ひこねじょう）は、近江国犬上郡彦根（現在の滋賀県彦根市金亀町）にある城。江戸時代には彦根藩の政庁が置かれた。天守、附櫓及び多聞櫓は国宝、城跡は特別史跡かつ琵琶湖国定公園第1種特別地域である。天守が国宝指定された5城のうちの一つでもある（他は犬山城、松本城、姫路城、松江城）。彦根八景・琵琶湖八景に選定されている。
Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle
Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle (吉田郡山城, Yoshida-Kōriyama-jō) was a Japanese castle located in Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture. It was also called Aki-Kōriyama Castle (安芸郡山城, Aki-Kōriyama-jō) from its location
Osaka Castle
The great castle built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, stage of the legendary Sieges of Osaka.
Himeji Castle
A UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the White Heron Castle, Japan's finest surviving castle.
Ueda Castle
Built by Sanada Masayuki, father of Yukimura, who repelled the Tokugawa army twice.