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[Castle name] Marugame Castle Stonewall is the top in Japan Shikoku's Meijo Marugame Castle. [Explanation] As you can see in Marugame castle, the stone wall is very high and the castle tower has been built. The height of the stone wall i...

[Castle name] Maruoka Castle Maruoka Castle is one of Japan’s 100 famous castles and was owned by Munekatsu Aoyama, who was a vassal of Nagahide Niwa. It is registered as a national cultural treasure. [Explanation] Maruoka castle existed...

[Castle name] Kochi Castle Kochi Castle was the castle that Kazutoyo Yamauchi received after his achievement at the battle of Sekigahara [Explanation] Kazutoyo Yamauchi received Tosa from Ieyasu Tokugawa because of his achievement at the...

[Castle name] Matsue Castle Matsue castle continued to exist in the central area of the Sanin region, from Yoshiharu Horio to Kyogoku-shi to Matsudaira-shi. [Explanation] Matsue castle was a flat mountain castle that was located in Matsu...

[Castle name] Himeji Castle Himeji Castle is a UNESCO world heritage site, and is also a national treasure with existing castle tower. Also known as Hakuro castle with beautiful white walls. [Explanation] Himeji Castle was originally the...

[Castle name] Matsumoto castle National Treasure Tenshu, built by Ishikawa Kazumasa, one of the four National Japanese Treasures [Description] Matsumoto Castle was also called [Fukashi Castle] during Sengoku Era. The castle was built by ...

[Castle name] Inuyama castle Experienced being fallen down three times [Description] Inuyama Castle is located inuyama City, Aichi Province, known as the National Treasures of Japan. Nakamura Kazuuji was the castle owner during the perio...

[Castle name] Hiking castle Built by Naotsugu under the order of Ii Naomasa, one of the 5 national treasures in Japan. [Description] Hikone Castle is located in Hikone City, Shiga Province. It is a few flatland-mountain castle with the e...