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Aburakawa Nobue YashikiAida YakataAiki Castle (Minochi)Aimiyamamonomi FortAinuta FortAizu Wakamatsu CastleAkagi Kita CastleAkagi Minami CastleAkagi YakataAkasaka Jin'yaAkashi CastleAkashibu Castle (Mikawa)Akasu Castle (Ina)Akatsuka CastleAkayama Jin'yaAkazawa YakataAkechi Osayama CastleAki CastleAkiba Fort (Azumi)Akiba Fort (Ina)Akita CastleAkiyama YakataAkiyoshi FortAkizuki CastleAkizuki Domain South Detached PalaceAko CastleAkozu CastleAkutagawasan CastleAmabiki CastleAmagajoAmagasaki CastleAmanari CastleAmari YakataAmemiya YashikiAmetoya CastleAmidadou Castle (Omi)Amidagamine Castle (Yamashiro)Amino Shingozaemon YashikiAmino YashikiAnjou Jin'yaAnnaka CastleAno YakataAnrakuji YakataAnsho CastleAnshouko CastleAoiyama CastleAoki Castle (Azumi)Aoki Castle (Sakata)Aono Castle (Mikawa)Aoyagi CastleAoyagi YakataAoyama CastleAoyama Castle (Nagato)Aoyama Castle (Omi)Aoyama Yashiki (Mikawa)Ara Castle (Ina)Ara Castle (Murakami Clan Fort Network)Aragaito FortArahorinaiki YashikiArai CastleAraihara CastleAraino Castle (Mikawa)Arako CastleArashi CastleAratame CastleArato CastleAratoshou CastleArayama CastleArikoyama CastleAruga CastleAsaba CastleAsada Castle (Chikuma)Asahara YakataAsahi Castle (Chikuma)Asahi Castle (Minochi)Asahi Castle (Owari)Asahi Moated SettlementAsahiyama CastleAsahiyama Castle (Kai)Asaka Castle (Chikuma)Asakura YakataAsama PalaceAsama YakataAshigara CastleAshigara Teraba FortAshikaga Masauji YakataAshikagashi YakataAshimori Jin'yaAshinoya Jin'yaAsonuma CastleAsou Castle (Mikawa)Asouko Castle (Mikawa)Asukayama CastleAsuke CastleAtagoyama NoroshidaiAtsushiba Yashiki (Koma)Awaji Castle (Chikuma)Awaya YakataAwazawa Castle (Suwa)Aya CastleAyukawa Castle (Koka)Azai Higashi CastleAzai Nishi CastleAzuchi CastleBaba YashikiBaba Yashiki (Kai)Beffu Castle (Koka)Bitchu Matsuyama CastleBitchu Takamatsu CastleBiwa Castle (Kai)Bizen Date (Dewa)Bizenhara YakataBue Yakata (Totomi)Busetsu CastleBushihara FortChamachi Battery (Obama Domain)ChausudateChausuyama 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YakataFujita CastleFukakusa YakataFukayama Castle (Suruga)Fukazawa CastleFukouzu CastleFukuchiyama CastleFukui CastleFukui Castle (Shinano)Fukujima Castle (Takai)Fukuoka CastleFukuouji YakataFukushima CastleFukushima Castle (Echigo)Fukushima Castle (Kiso)Fukutake Castle (Chikuzen)Fukuyama CastleFukuyo CastleFukuzawa YakataFukuzuka Castle (Mino)Fumimichi CastleFunai CastleFunaki Castle (Omi)Funaoka CastleFunaokayama CastleFunayama CastleFunayama Castle (Mikawa)Funehiki CastleFuruhata YakataFurui Castle (Mikawa)Furujou YakataFurujouyama Castle (Hanishina)Furukawa CastleFurumaya Castle (Azumi)Furumaya YakataFurumiya CastleFurumiya Castle (Kai)Furuwatari CastleFuse Castle (Sarashina)Fuseyachouja YakataFushimi CastleFusou Castle (Mikawa)Fusumada CastleFutae Castle (Azumi)Futamata CastleFutatsu Bungonokami YakataFutatsugi Castle (Azumi)Futoge CastleFutoh'yama CastleFutta Castle (Suwa)Gakiyama NoroshidaiGakuden Castle (Owari)Ganjaku CastleGanryakuji CastleGanshouin YakataGassan Toda CastleGenbao CastleGenga Yashiki (Kai)Genji Yakata (Kai)Gentairi CastleGifu CastleGion CastleGobara CastleGochaku CastleGoi Castle (Mikawa)Gokan CastleGongen YakataGoryokaku FortGoryoudaira FortGoryu CastleGouda FortGujo Hachiman CastleGushikawa Castle (Itoman Okinawa)Ha CastleHaba CastleHabako CastleHabauehori YashikiHacchou Castle (Mikawa)Hachigata CastleHachikenchōja CastleHachiman'yama Castle (Tanba)Hachimanpara JinshoHachimanshita Battery (Obama Domain)Hachinohe CastleHachioji CastleHadanashi CastleHadanashiyama CastleHaga CastleHagi CastleHagikura FortHagiwarasuwa CastleHaguro Castle (Owari)Haibara CastleHaiyama CastleHajikamigou CastleHajoudo CastleHakota Castle (Kozuke)Hakoyama Castle (Takai)Hakoyanagi CastleHakusan CastleHakusan Castle (Harima)Hamada CastleHamagawa CastleHamamatsu CastleHanagoya Castle (Murakami Clan Fort Network)Hanakuma CastleHanamaki CastleHanaoka Castle (Azumi)Hanaoka Castle (Saku)Hanaoka Castle (Suwa)Hanasaki Castle (Tsuru)Hanawa CastleHanazawa YakataHanazono CastleHanazono Mitake CastleHanehigashi CastleHanenishi CastleHaneo CastleHarano Castle (Suwa)Haranomoto CastleHaruyamako CastleHaruyamaoh CastleHasedo CastleHashira Castle (Mikawa)Hatada Castle (Omi)Hatakenaka YakataHatayama CastleHatsuzawa CastleHatta YashikiHattori Castle (Koka)Hayakawa Yashiki (Kai)Hayaotoshi CastleHayashi Kohee YashikiHayashikojo CastleHayashiohjo CastleHazu Jin'yaHekirichi JinyaHenmi Yashiki (Kai)Hida Castle (Omi)Hieinoyama FortHigashi Kuramae CastleHigashi Maruoka Castle (Koka)Higashi Wada CastleHigashijou Castle (Chikuma)Higuchi Castle (Omi)Higuchiuchi Castle (Ina)Hijika CastleHijiyama Castle (Iga)Hikaru CastleHiki CastleHikida CastleHikidono YashikiHikobe YashikiHikone CastleHikuma CastleHime Castle (Chikuma)Hime Castle (Hanishina)Hime Castle (Mikawa)Himega Castle (Mikawa)Himeji CastleHimuro YakataHina YashikiHinatabata YakataHino CastleHinode CastleHinohara CastleHirabayashi Castle (Minochi)Hirado CastleHirai CastleHirai Castle (Omi)Hirai Kanayama CastleHirai Yashiki (Kai)Hiraide Moated SettlementHiraiwa Castle (Mikawa)Hiraizumi DateHirakura CastleHirase CastleHirase Kitano CastleHirase NoroshidaiHirase YakataHirata YashikiHiratsuka CastleHirosaki CastleHirose Castle (Hida)Hiroshima CastleHirota CastleHisawa CastleHishakuyama CastleHitomoshi Castle (Saku)Hitomoshiyama Fort (Suwa)Hitoyoshi CastleHiyama CastleHizen Nagoya CastleHodarakuji CastleHojo Clan ResidenceHokkyu CastleHokkyu Jin'yaHonjinzawabata FortHonshouji CastleHora Castle (Mikawa)Hora YakataHori Castle (Minochi)Horigane YakataHorigoe PalaceHorikawa CastleHorikoshi CastleHorinouchi Castle (Kai)Horinouchi Yakata (Azumi)Horinouchi Yakata (Ina)Horinouchi YashikiHoriuchi Castle (Mikawa)Hoshigasaki CastleHoshina Maenoyama FortHoshina YakataHosogaya YakataHosokawagonsui CastleHosokawaonmaeda CastleHosokawashiroyama CastleHosshouji Castle (Mikawa)Hotaka YakataHotta no SakuHoujiin DoiHourinji YakataHoushouji FortHouzouji YakataHyakusaiji CastleHyogo CastleIba CastleIba PalaceIbako CastleIbaraki CastleIbarayama CastleIbayama CastleIbikitagata CastleIbuka CastleIchibajin'yama Castle (Koka)Ichigousan CastleIchijodani CastleIchijodani Kojo CastleIchijodaniyama CastleIchijojiyama CastleIchikawa Jin'yaIchinodaira Castle (Ina)Ichinomiya CastleIda Castle (Mikawa)Ide YakataIga Castle (Mikawa)Iga Ueno CastleIgawa CastleIi YakataIida CastleIida Castle (Azumi)Iida FortIida YashikiIijima Jin'yaIimori CastleIimori Castle (Azumi)Iinawa CastleIino Taira CastleIinoya CastleIinuma CastleIiyama CastleIizuna Castle (Murakami Clan Fort Network)Iji CastleIjiri YashikiIkarashi YakataIkeda CastleIkeda Castle (Mino)Ikeda Yakata (Omi)Ikenoshiri YakataIkkui Yashiki (Kai)Ima Castle (Mino)Imabari CastleImai CastleImai FortImai Jin'yaImai Yashiki (Kai)Imamura Castle (Omi)Imamura Castle (Yamashiro)Imori Castle (Suwa)Imoto Castle (Omi)Ina CastleIna YashikiInamura Castle (Ina)Inamurafuru CastleInaniwa CastleInariyama Castle (Saku)Inariyama Castle (Sarashina)Inatsuke CastleInawashiro CastleInnoshima Suigun CastleInoko YakataInokuchi Castle (Nukata)Inoue CastleInoue YakataInoue Yakata (Shiga)Inuinofuru CastleInukai CastleInukai YakataInuyama CastleIoto CastleIouji FortIoyama CastleIroganeyama FortIsawa CastleIsawa Jin'yaIsezaki Castle (Sanada)Ishibashi CastleIshibayama Castle (Omi)Ishida Castle (Mikawa)Ishida Jin'yaIshigakiyama Ichiya CastleIshigami CastleIshihama CastleIshikawa Jouzan YashikiIshimura CastleIshinomaki CastleIshitono YashikiIshiwata YakataIsobe CastleIsobe Castle (Mikawa)Isshiki Castle (Chita)Isshiki Castle (Omi)Isshiki Castle (Suruga)Itabashi CastleItadafuru Yashiki (Mikawa)Itagaki Kanenobu YashikiItagakiyama NoroshidaiItami CastleItazuke Moated SettlementItoi Jin'yaItoigawa JinyaItokazu CastleItou Genba YashikiItousakaue FortIuchi Castle (Mikawa)Iwabitsu CastleIwabuchi Castle (Aida)Iwade Danjou KyokanIwade Yashiki (Kai)Iwadono CastleIwahara Castle (Azumi)Iwahori Castle (Mikawa)Iwaki Taira CastleIwakiri CastleIwakubo YakataIwakuni CastleIwakura CastleIwamura CastleIwaoka YakataIwasaki CastleIwasaki Castle (Hanishina)Iwasaki Castle (Mutsu)Iwasaki YakataIwaseyama CastleIwato Castle (Mikawa)Iwatsuki CastleIwaya CastleIwazu CastleIwazu Daizen CastleIwazu Daizennishi CastleIwazu Dannoue CastleIwazu Ino CastleIwazu Kibira CastleIwazu Myoshinji CastleIwazu Naruse CastleIwazushin CastleIyo Matsuyama CastleIzaki CastleIzu Nagahama CastleIzuki Jin'yaIzumi Jin'yaIzumigashira CastleIzushi CastleJikki YashikiJikouin FortJikouin YakataJinbagahara CastleJindaiji CastleJinguuji YakataJinnoya Castle (Mikawa)Jionji YakataJizen Castle (Koka)Jofukuji CastleJou Ian YashikiJouguuji CastleJouhikage FortJoujou CastleJoukouin YakataJoumineyama CastleJoumura Castle (Ina)Joumurafuru CastleJounoue FortJukkumi YashikiJunhanshi YashikiJurakudaiJuuouzan FortKadone Castle (Omi)Kaesa CastleKagami YakataKagamiyama FortKageyama Castle (Mikawa)Kagikakemonomi FortKagoshima CastleKai Ueno CastleKaibai CastleKaibara JinyaKaiden CastleKaize Castle (Saku)Kajiya CastleKake Castle (Hazu)Kake Castle (Nukata)Kakegawa CastleKakegawako CastleKakiage Castle (Chikuma)Kakimi Castle (Omi)Kakinohana CastleKakizaki CastleKakuhari YashikiKakunodate CastleKakutsugawa CastleKamaenohaka YakataKamagari Castle (Omi)Kamagatake CastleKamaha CastleKamaian YakataKamakata Jin'yaKameda CastleKamegasaki CastleKamei CastleKamei Castle (Murakami Clan Fort Network)Kameyama BatteryKameyama CastleKameyama Castle (Azumi)Kameyama Castle (Kii)Kameyama Castle (Mikawa)Kami Castle (Suwa)Kamigatou YashikiKamigishimoto Castle (Omi)Kamihiraideko Castle (Ina)Kamiiida Jin'yaKamijima Castle (Ina)Kamikurabara FortKamimakifuru CastleKaminagahara CastleKaminogou CastleKaminoyama CastleKamioka CastleKamitohno CastleKamiwada CastleKamo Castle (Bitchu)Kamogatake CastleKamomegasaki Battery (Obama Domain)Kan'onsaka Castle (Hanishina)Kanaiyama CastleKanao Yogaisan CastleKanasashi YakataKanayama CastleKanayama Castle (Echigo)Kanazawa CastleKanbara CastleKanbe CastleKanegasaki Battery (Obama Domain)Kanegasaki CastleKanegasaki Castle (Iwate)Kaneko Castle (Suwa)Kaneko Yashiki (Minochi)Kanemaru YakataKaneyama Castle (Mino)Kaneyama Castle (Mutsu)Kanmuriyama Castle (Bitchu)Kannonji CastleKano CastleKanzeyamachi Battery (Obama Domain)Kanzou YashikiKarakai CastleKarasaki CastleKarasawayama CastleKarasuyama CastleKaratoriya CastleKaratsu CastleKaridako CastleKaridaoh CastleKariya CastleKariyahara CastleKasama CastleKasane CastleKasashima CastleKaseyama CastleKashima Castle (Hizen)Kashiwabara Castle (Omi)Kashiwabara PalaceKashiwara CastleKashiwayama Castle (Murakami Clan Fort Network)Kasuga Castle (Ina)Kasugayama CastleKasumi CastleKasumiga Castle (Suwa)Katahara Castle (Mikawa)Katakari Castle (Tanba)Katakura CastleKatsumata CastleKatsumoto CastleKatsunuma CastleKatsunumashi YakataKatsurao Castle (Hanishina)Katsurayama CastleKatsuren CastleKatsushima Castle (Omi)Katsuura CastleKatsuyama Castle (Echigo)Katsuyama Castle (Nagato)Katsuyama Castle (Tsuru)Katsuyama Castle (Yatsushiro)Katsuyama PalaceKattori Castle (Chikuma)Kawagoe CastleKawahara CastleKawajiri CastleKawamura CastleKawamura YakataKawanami Castle (Omi)Kawanoe CastleKawasaki Battery (Obama Domain)Kawasaki Shoujirou YakataKawasaki no SakuKawashima CastleKawashimamurako CastleKawawada CastleKaya YakataKazama YakataKazama Yashiki (Kai)Kazue Yashiki (Nukata)Kazurayama CastleKazurayama YakataKeirozan CastleKemi Castle (Chiisagata)Kemi Castle (Chikuma)Kemurino Castle (Murakami Clan Fort Network)Ken Castle (Kozuke)Kibune CastleKiga Jin'yaKikkawa Motoharu YakataKikuchi CastleKimura CastleKinebuchi YakataKinojoKinoshita CastleKinowa CastleKirarazaka CastleKiridouzan NoroshidaiKirihara CastleKirihara Castle (Minochi)Kirihara YakataKisai CastleKishiwada CastleKiso DaikanshoKiso Yoshinaka YakataKisotono YashikiKissatsu CastleKita Kumai CastleKita Majino CastleKita Tsuda CastleKita Wakamiko CastleKitaaranami FortKitabatakeshi YakataKitabodaiji Castle (Omi)Kitagejou FortKitagejou YashikiKitamura Castle (Omi)Kitano Castle (Ina)Kitanosho CastleKitanosho Castle (Omi)Kitasudayama Castle (Omi)Kitatsumeno FortKitsuki CastleKitsune Castle (Azumi)Kitsuneyashiki YakataKiyomizu Castle (Ina)Kiyosaki Castle (Echigo)Kiyosu CastleKobinata Oh'yashikiKobushi Castle (Tsuru)Kochi CastleKofu CastleKoga CastleKogane CastleKogane Castle (Mikawa)Koibuchi CastleKoide Castle (Ina)Koike FortKoiwatake CastleKojima Castle (Hida)Kokokuji CastleKokura CastleKokururi CastleKokuryou Castle (Omi)Kokuryou Castle (Tanba)Kokuzousan Castle (Aida)Kokuzousan Castle (Murakami Clan Fort Network)Kokuzousan NoroshidaiKokuzousanminami Fort (Aida)Kokuzousannanseioneno Castle (Aida)Kokuzousannishi Fort (Aida)Komai YashikiKomaki CastleKomaki Castle (Chiisagata)Komakijou Ohte FortKomakikamino Castle (Chiisagata)Komaruyama Castle (Kiso)Komaruyama Fort (Murakami Clan Fort Network)Komasawa CastleKomatsu CastleKomatsu Castle (Sagami)Komatsuyama NoroshidaiKomazawa Castle (Minochi)Komesu CastleKomihanachi CastleKomiyama YakataKomono CastleKomori Castle (Omi)Komori Yakata (Sarashina)Komoro CastleKongouji Castle (Murakami Clan Fort Network)Kongouji Castle (Omi)Konishi Castle (Ina)Konodai CastleKonosumiyama CastleKoori Nishiyama CastleKoraku CastleKorin Castle (Ina)Koriyama Castle (Hiroshima)Koromo CastleKoromogawa DateKosakajinja YakataKose Yashiki (Kai)Kosema CastleKoshibami CastleKoshigoe CastleKoshikou Castle (Chikuma)Kosobu YakataKosodeonzakijinja CastleKosuge CastleKosugeyama YakataKoudaiji FortKouji YakataKoujin'o CastleKoujin'yama Castle (Ina)Koujin'yama NoroshidaiKouka Saburo YashikiKoumyoji YakataKouno Yashiki (Kai)Kounomine CastleKounoshou Castle (Omi)Kouriki Castle (Mikawa)Kouyama Castle (Bingo)Kouyama Castle (Nagato)Koya CastleKoya Castle (Chikuma)Koyaba CastleKoyama CastleKoyama Castle (Kai)Koyamura YashikiKozukue CastleKozutsumi CastleKubo Castle (Mikawa)Kubodera CastleKubodono YashikiKuboe Castle (Omi)Kubota CastleKubota Castle (Nukata)Kuboyashiki (Koka)Kuboyashikishi Castle (Koka)Kugo Castle (Mikawa)Kukuri CastleKuma CastleKumagura YakataKumamoto CastleKunaishoyu CastleKuniyoshi CastleKuno CastleKunohe CastleKunori YakataKunou CastleKurahone CastleKuraji Castle (Koka)Kuranomae FortKurata Castle (Ina)Kurihara YakataKurita CastleKuriyagawa no SakuKurobane CastleKuroda DaikanshoKuroi CastleKurokawashi Castle (Koka)Kurono CastleKuruma CastleKuruma Castle (Hanishina)Kurumayama Castle (Hanishina)Kurume CastleKururi CastleKusama Bizennokami YakataKushiki Castle (Chikuma)Kushima CastleKushizaki CastleKutsukake CastleKutsukakemura FortKutsuki Izuminokami Jin'yaKutsuki Shuzen Jin'yaKuwabara CastleKuwagatahara NoroshidaiKuwai Castle (Mikawa)Kuwana CastleKyara PalaceKyotoshin CastleKyouraishi YashikiKyouraishiminbu YakataMachimura FortMachita YakataMaebashi CastleMaeda BatteryMagaribuchi YashikiMagome CastleMajinooyashiki YakataMakabe CastleMakabe JinyaMakino Castle (Mikawa)Mamabe CastleMamushizuka CastleMamyoda FortManago CastleMariko CastleMarikoyama FortMarugame CastleMarune CastleMarune FortMaruoka CastleMaruoka Castle (Dewa)Maruoka Castle (Koka)Maruyama Castle (Ina)Maruyama Douen CastleMaruyama Fort (Ina)Maruyama Fort (Kai)Maruyama Mandaira YakataMaruyama Noroshidai (Suwa)Maruyama Noutou CastleMaruyama Tonomura YakataMaruyama YakataMasugata Castle (Minochi)Masugata Castle (Musashi)Masugata Castle (Suwa)Masugata Castle (Takai)Masugatayama CastleMasujima CastleMasuo CastleMatsubara Battery (Obama Domain)Matsuda YakataMatsudai Castle (Echigo)Matsudaira CastleMatsudaira YakataMatsue CastleMatsugasaki Castle (Yamashiro)Matsugashita Battery (Obama Domain)Matsuida CastleMatsukura CastleMatsumae CastleMatsumoto CastleMatsuo CastleMatsuo Castle (Ina)Matsuoyama CastleMatsusaka CastleMatsushima Castle (Ina)Matsushiro CastleMatsuyama Castle (Gunma)Matsuyama Castle (Saitama)Mayamahigashi CastleMeiseireijin FortMekada CastleMibu CastleMibuno Castle (Iga)Michibayashi FortMichikusa FortMie CastleMihara CastleMiharu CastleMikawa CastleMikawa Kou Jin'yaMiki CastleMikka Castle (Minochi)Mikkaichiba CastleMikkaichiba YakataMikumo Castle (Koka)Minagawa CastleMinakuchi CastleMinakuchi Okayama CastleMinami Kumai CastleMinami Majino CastleMinami Sakaide CastleMinami Tsuda CastleMinami Wakamiko CastleMinamiohshio Castle (Suwa)Minamoto Yoshikiyo YakataMinamoto no Tsunemoto YakataMinato CastleMinebata CastleMinegadou CastleMinokubi CastleMinowa CastleMinowa Castle (Ina)Minton CastleMisaka CastleMisayama CastleMisonoko CastleMitake Castle (Kai)Mito CastleMitobe YashikiMitsugi Castle (Mikawa)Mitsui Ichibee YashikiMitsui Ukonnojou YashikiMiyachi YashikiMiyachifuru YashikiMiyahara CastleMiyaishi CastleMiyanoue Castle (Saku)Miyao CastleMiyashita Yakata
Visited on 6 September 2016. Very difficult castle to get to but worth the effort if you want to visit a very well preserved and terrific specimen of a Japanese castle. However disappointed that the city of Takahashi did not do more to promote the castle. As a typical tourist it was comparatively hard to find a route to and from the castle. Also, as a typical tourist, I was looking out for typical tourist traps like souvenirs from where I could fish for memories of my hard trek. There isn't any remotely near the castle or even in the town below. In fact there isn't even a decent rest stop on the journey up to or down from the castle where one can catch a refresher, not even in the town below. Maybe that is a good thing as it preserves the overall integrity of the site but I couldn't help wanting more of a reason to stay longer than I did.
Visited in 2009 and re-visited on 8 September 2016. this is the premier castle in Japan and it is a must-go for all Japanese castle enthusiast. To say it is a magnificent specimen of a Japanese castle is to do it a gross injustice. Its beautiful, original and both the castle and the castle grounds exhibit all the charms one comes to expect from the culture and history that is Japan. A cannot-miss castle.
Visited on 4 September 2016. Castle itself was a bit disappointing but the grounds are nice.
Visited on 9 October 2015. Small castle but one of the best I visited. Its original, small, intimate and sits magnificently atop a hill that overlooks the town and the river. I absolutely loved this castle.
Visited on 13 October 2015. Intending to visit the next-door gardens but spent some time in the castle grounds and explored the magnificent stone walls that still stand today. There still remain some original buildings but the castle itself is slowly being rebuilt.
Visited on 15 December 2014 and again on 21 December 2014. Excellent castle with imposing castle grounds. This has to rank among the best castles I have visited and will visit again.
Visited on 14 October 2015. A magnificent specimen of a castle. I loved the interior of the castle and the views from atop the castle. From across the moat the castle looks beautiful and aside from Himeji, this has to be the next great site to visit for Japanese castle enthusiast looking for original specimens of the species.
Visited on 8 October 2015. A reconstructed castle that sits on very beautiful grounds. The history exhibited in the castle makes this a worthwhile visit.
Visited on 7 September 2016. Reconstructed Castle but majestic.
Visited on 10 September 2016. More of a modern museum built in the shape of a castle than a castle. Grounds are more impressive than the castle itself. Crowd ruin the experience.
Visited on 16 October 2015. Really just a few stones and a few steps. There is no castle but just a few ruins in a park.
Visited on 9 September 2016. Visited too late in the day to fully take the time to appreciate the castle or walk along the reconstructed covered bridge. Nonetheless worth a re-visit.
I visited this castle on 9th November 2017. This is a reconstructed castle with a nice keep and lovely gardens. Its a nice castle to just drop by and visit if you have the time and if you are around the region. It is within walking distance from the train station. The castle itself is nothing spectacular when compared to others around the Kansai, Chubu or Chukogu regions where I feel there are the highest concentration of beautiful castles, but it has nice ground and it offers an excellent view from its top floor. However in my view the castle itself nor the grounds are the main attraction here - its the small museum on its ground with its collection of nice artefacts that is worth a look. Also there is its 5 minute graphic light show projected against the mock-up samurai suit of Tokugawa Ieyasu that I enjoyed the most. Talk about the perfect blend of traditional and modern.
I visited this castle on 13 November 2017. This is one of the best original castles I have visited and arguably a better example of a medieval castle than Himeji. From a historical perspective, it is easy to appreciate the thinking and strategy that went into designing this castle. The castle keep is magnificent and the castle grounds are arguably the best I have visited. It really has the effect of creating an atmosphere of stepping back in time. And not to mention the gardens. This castle nestled on the shores of Lake Biwa and about 1 hr by train from Kyoto is definitely worth the trip and not to be missed by anyone who has an affinity for Japanese castles. P.S - the town, small as it is, is also worth a walk if for no other reason than to sample the Omi Beef and the Matcha ice cream. Make the trip. You will not regret it.
This is an interesting venue to visit not so much because of the castle but because of the quaint samurai town around it. The town host the Sanaa Treasures Museum, the former Sanaa Residence, the old School for tghe Literary and Military Arts and much more. Well worth the visit just to feel the history there
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