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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
Other Buildings
(7)
Reconstructed
(9)
Ruins
(6)
Castle Type
Flatland
(6)
Hilltop
(10)
Mountaintop
(6)
Destination
Fukushima
(2)
Hiroshima
(4)
Hokkaido
(2)
Kyoto Osaka
(4)
Kyushu
(1)
Matsumoto
(2)
Nagoya
(2)
Okinawa
(1)
Shikoku
(2)
Tokyo
(2)
Historical Sites
Local Historic Site
(1)
National Historic Site
(16)
Prefectural Historic Site
(1)
Special Historic Site
(1)
Historical Value
has Important Cultural Property
(5)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
(1)
Historical Period
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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.
Edo Period
(20)
Pre Edo Period
(2)
Prefecture
Ehime
(1)
Fukuoka
(1)
Fukushima
(2)
Gifu
(1)
Hiroshima
(1)
Hokkaido
(2)
Hyogo
(2)
Kagawa
(1)
Kanagawa
(1)
Mie
(1)
Nagano
(2)
Okinawa
(1)
Saitama
(1)
Shiga
(1)
Shimane
(1)
Wakayama
(1)
Yamaguchi
(2)
Year Visited
1996
(2)
1997
(1)
1998
(3)
1999
(1)
2001
(1)
2002
(1)
2003
(2)
2006
(1)
2008
(1)
2009
(3)
2010
(1)
Viewer Donated
(11)
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1.
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
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.
Fort Goryokaku
Condition
: Ruins
Castle Type
: Flatland
Prefecture
: Hokkaido
Historical Site
: Special Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: 2002
4.
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
5.
Hagi Castle
Condition
: Ruins
Castle Type
: Mountaintop
Prefecture
: Yamaguchi
Historical Site
: National Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: Viewer Donated
6.
Hiroshima Castle
Condition
: Reconstructed
Castle Type
: Flatland
Prefecture
: Hiroshima
Historical Site
: National Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: 1996
7.
Iga Ueno Castle
Condition
: Reconstructed
Castle Type
: Hilltop
Prefecture
: Mie
Historical Site
: National Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: Viewer Donated
8.
Imabari Castle
Condition
: Reconstructed
Castle Type
: Flatland
Prefecture
: Ehime
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: 2001
9.
Iwakuni Castle
Condition
: Reconstructed
Castle Type
: Mountaintop
Prefecture
: Yamaguchi
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: 1998
10.
Iwamura Castle
Condition
: Ruins
Castle Type
: Mountaintop
Prefecture
: Gifu
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: Viewer Donated
11.
Kannonji Castle
Condition
: Ruins
Castle Type
: Mountaintop
Prefecture
: Shiga
Historical Site
: National Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: Viewer Donated
12.
Kawagoe Castle
Condition
: Other Buildings
Castle Type
: Hilltop
Prefecture
: Saitama
Historical Site
: Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: 2006
13.
Matsumae Castle
Condition
: Reconstructed
Castle Type
: Flatland
Prefecture
: Hokkaido
Historical Site
: National Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Historical Value
: has Important Cultural Properties
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: Viewer Donated
14.
Matsushiro Castle
Condition
: Other Buildings
Castle Type
: Flatland
Prefecture
: Nagano
Historical Site
: National Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: 2008
15.
Nakagusuku Castle
Condition
: Ruins
Castle Type
: Mountaintop
Prefecture
: Okinawa
Historical Site
: National Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Historical Value
: UNESCO World Heritage
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: Viewer Donated
16.
Odawara Castle
Condition
: Reconstructed
Castle Type
: Hilltop
Prefecture
: Kanagawa
Historical Site
: National Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: 2010
17.
Sasayama Castle
Condition
: Other Buildings
Castle Type
: Hilltop
Prefecture
: Hyogo
Historical Site
: National Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: Viewer Donated
18.
Shirakawa Castle
Condition
: Reconstructed
Castle Type
: Hilltop
Prefecture
: Fukushima
Historical Site
: Local Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: 2003
19.
Takamatsu Castle
Condition
: Other Buildings
Castle Type
: Flatland
Prefecture
: Kagawa
Historical Site
: National Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Historical Value
: has Important Cultural Properties
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: Viewer Donated
20.
Takato Castle
Condition
: Other Buildings
Castle Type
: Hilltop
Prefecture
: Nagano
Historical Site
: National Historic Site
Historical Value
: Top 100
Rating
: ★ ★ ★
Visited
: 2009
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