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  • 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. Aizu Wakamatsu Castle
Aizu Wakamatsu Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Fukushima
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: 2003
  2. Akashi Castle
Akashi Castle
  • Condition: Other Buildings
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Hyogo
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Historical Value: has Important Cultural Properties
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: 2009
  3. Akizuki Castle
Akizuki Castle
  • Condition: Other Buildings
  • Castle Type: Flatland
  • Prefecture: Fukuoka
  • Historical Site: Prefectural Historic Site
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  4. Arato Castle
Arato Castle
  • Condition: Other Buildings
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Nagano
  • Historical Site: Local Historic Site
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: 2008
  5. Aya Castle
Aya Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Miyazaki
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  6. Echizen Ohno Castle
Echizen Ohno Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Fukui
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  7. Fort Goryokaku
Fort Goryokaku
  • Condition: Ruins
  • Castle Type: Flatland
  • Prefecture: Hokkaido
  • Historical Site: Special Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: 2002
  8. Fukuchiyama Castle
Fukuchiyama Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Kyoto
  • Historical Site: Local Historic Site
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  9. Fukuoka Castle
Fukuoka Castle
  • Condition: Other Buildings
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Fukuoka
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Historical Value: has Important Cultural Properties
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  10. Gujo Hachiman Castle
Gujo Hachiman Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Gifu
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: 2004
  11. Hagi Castle
Hagi Castle
  • Condition: Ruins
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Yamaguchi
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  12. Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Flatland
  • Prefecture: Hiroshima
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: 1996
  13. Iga Ueno Castle
Iga Ueno Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Mie
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  14. Imabari Castle
Imabari Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Flatland
  • Prefecture: Ehime
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: 2001
  15. Iwakuni Castle
Iwakuni Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Yamaguchi
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: 1998
  16. Iwamura Castle
Iwamura Castle
  • Condition: Ruins
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Gifu
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  17. Izushi Castle
Izushi Castle
  • Condition: Other Buildings
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Hyogo
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  18. Kannonji Castle
Kannonji Castle
  • Condition: Ruins
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Shiga
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: Top 100
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  19. Karatsu Castle
Karatsu Castle
  • Condition: Reconstructed
  • Castle Type: Hilltop
  • Prefecture: Saga
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
  20. Katsuren Castle
Katsuren Castle
  • Condition: Ruins
  • Castle Type: Mountaintop
  • Prefecture: Okinawa
  • Historical Site: National Historic Site
  • Historical Value: UNESCO World Heritage
  • Rating: ★ ★ ★
  • Visited: Viewer Donated
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