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Condition ?
  • Original: has an original tenshu
  • Reconstructed: has a reconstructed tenshu
  • Other Buildings: no tenshu, but other buildings either original or reconstructed
  • Ruins: no buildings remain

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Historical Period ?
  • Edo Period: castles under control of the Tokugawa government or those that lasted until the Meiji Restoration. Edo Period castles tend to be larger with more fortifications and reflect the peak of castle engineering.
  • Pre Edo Period: castles whose lifespan ended before or during the early Edo Period. In the Edo Period there was a law of one castle per country so many were destroyed at this time. They also fall into this category.

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  1. Ashikagashi Yakata
Ashikagashi Yakata
  • Condition: Other Buildings
  • Castle Type: Flatland
  • Prefecture: Tochigi
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2007
  2. Gifu Castle
Gifu Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Gifu
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 1996
  3. Hachigata Castle
Hachigata Castle
  • Condition: Other Buildings
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Saitama
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2006
  4. Hachioji Castle
Hachioji Castle
  • Condition: Ruins
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Tokyo
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2002
  5. Hamamatsu Castle
Hamamatsu Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Shizuoka
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 1999
  6. Ishigakiyama Ichiya Castle
Ishigakiyama Ichiya Castle
  • Condition: Ruins
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Kanagawa
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2009
  7. Iwasaki Castle
Iwasaki Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Aichi
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  8. Iwatsuki Castle
Iwatsuki Castle
  • Condition: Other Buildings
  • Castle Type: Flatland
  • Prefecture: Saitama
  • Historical Site: Local Historic Site
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2009
  9. Kameyama Castle
Kameyama Castle
  • Condition: Other Buildings
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Mie
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  10. Kanayama Castle
Kanayama Castle
  • Condition: Ruins
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Gunma
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2007
  11. Karasawayama Castle
Karasawayama Castle
  • Condition: Ruins
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Tochigi
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2007
  12. Kishiwada Castle
Kishiwada Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Flatland
  • Prefecture: Osaka
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  13. Kiyosu Castle
Kiyosu Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Flatland
  • Prefecture: Aichi
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 1996
  14. Kofu Castle
Kofu Castle
  • Condition: Other Buildings
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Yamanashi
  • Historical Site: Prefectural Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2007
  15. Kururi Castle
Kururi Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Chiba
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2005
  16. Minakuchi Castle
Minakuchi Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Flatland
  • Prefecture: Shiga
  • Historical Site: Prefectural Historic Site
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  17. Minowa Castle
Minowa Castle
  • Condition: Ruins
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Gunma
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2008
  18. Morioka Castle
Morioka Castle
  • Condition: Ruins
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Iwate
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2002
  19. Nanao Castle
Nanao Castle
  • Condition: Ruins
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Ishikawa
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2006
  20. Nihonmatsu Castle
Nihonmatsu Castle
  • Condition: Other Buildings
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Fukushima
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★
  • Visited: 2003
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