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[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] Nagahama Castle Nagahama castle was the Asai family’s old territory, also known as the castle where Hideyoshi Hashiba became the owner for the first time appointed by Nobunaga. [Explanation] Nagahama castle was located in N...

[Castle name] Shoryuji Castle Shoryuji castle was located in Nagaoka in Yamashiro no Kuni, and was owned by Fujitaka Hosokawa. [Explanation] Shoryuji castle was a castle located in current Shoryuji, Nagaokoa-shi in Kyoto. It existed from...

[Castle name] Izushi Castle (Arikoyama Castle) Yamana Suketoyo, who was defeated by Hashiba Hideyoshi in Tajima conquest, lived in it. [Description] Izushi Castle used to stand in Izushi, Toyooka, Hyogo. When the Yamana family was in its...

Castle name Kuroi Castle Akai Naomasa, who resisted Tanba Conquest of Akechi Mitsuhide, lived in it. [Description] Kuroi Castle used to stand in Tamba City, Hyogo Prefecture. It also called Hogetsu Castle. It was built by Akamatsu Sadano...

[Castle name] Tanabe Castle (Maizuru Castle) Hosokawa Fujitaka, who defeated Tango governor Isshiki Yoshimichi under an order from Oda Nobunaga, lived in it. [Description] Tanabe Castle used to stand in a plain in Maizuru City, Kyoto fro...

[Castle name] Miyazu Castle Hosokawa Fujitaka (Yusai) and Tadaoki, who received Tango Province from Oda Nobunaga, lived in it. [Description] Miyazu Castle was a water castle in current Miyazu City, Kyoto. Tango Province was ruled by the ...

[Castle name] Ikeda Castle Ikeda Katsumasa, one of the three governors in Settsu, lived in it. [Description] Ikeda Castle used to stand on a hill in current Ikeda City, Osaka In the 1st year of the Kemmu period, Ikeda Castle was built by...

[Castle name] Yamato Koriyama Castle Toyotomi Hidenaga lived in it to rule a million koku estate, Yamato, Ki'i, and Izumi [Description] Koriyama Castle used to stand in Yamato Koriyama City, Nara Prefecture. Toyotomi Hidenaga lived in it...

[Castle name] Kannonji Castle Kannonji Castle was where Sasakigen-shi’s descendant, Yoshikata and Yoshiharu Rokkaku resided. It was destroyed by Nobunaga Oda’s battle of Joraku. [Explanation] Kannonji Castle was a typical mountain castle...

[Castle name] Gochaku Castle Where Kanbe Kuroda’s vassal, Masamoto Kodera, was based (Taiga drama (Japanese TV show) in 2014) [Explanation] Gochaku Castle where Kodera-shi was based was also called Chausuyama Castle and Amagi Castle, and...

[Castle name] Fushimi Momoyama Castle Where the remaining troops led by Mototada Torii completely wiped out before the battle of Sekigahara. [Explanation] Before the battle of Sekigahara, Ieyasu Tokugawa who was on his way to Aizu to fig...

[Castle name] Nijo Castle National treasure, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. [Explanation] Nijo Castle is a flat castle that was built in Nakagyo-ku Kyoto in Edo period. Nijo Castle has architectures that were built by Ashikaga-shi, Oda-...

[Castle name] Sumoto Castle Where Fuyuyasu Atagi, Nagayoshi Miyoshi’s younger brother, resided. It was built on Awaji island. [Explanation] Sumoto Castle was built in 1526 by Haruoki Atagi who was the chief statesman in Miyoshi-shi (Miyo...

Castle name] Kozuki Castle Shikanosuke Yamanaka’s besiegement. It was surrounded by Mori-gun led by Takakage Kobayakawa and Motoharu Kikkawa. Castle of misfortune. Kozuki Castle. [Explanation] The castle was built in 1336 by Kagemori Koz...

[Castle name] Arioka Castle (Itami Castle) Where Kanbei Kuroda was confined when he tried to persuade Murashige Araki [Explanation] In 1578 Murashige Araki decided to go with Ishiyama Hongan-ji and went against Nobunaga. In addition, Kan...

[Castle name] Azuchi Castle The base of Nobunaga Oda, who aimed to achieve Tenkafubu (the reunification through wars). The stone steps and the stone walls leading up to the entrance to the castle tower still remain. [Explanation] In 1576...

[Castle name] Mitsukuri Castle Rokkaku Yoshikata Yoshiharu father and son castle casting a in Kanonji castle in one day against Nobunaga's attack. [Description] Mitsukuri Castle is a castle built on the mountain in Misakuzan in Yamamoto ...

[Castle name] Shingu Castle Kishu lord owner Tokugawa Yoshinobu was entered as an owner Mizuno Shigenaga's residence Shingu Castle. [Description] Shingu castle is a Hirayama castle in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture. The castle Shingu w...

[Castle name] Oumizo Castle Castle received from Nobunaga, where Oda Nobunaga's brother who was murdered by Nobunaga Odori. [Description] Oumizo Castle is castle on water on the shore of Lake Biwa, located in Takashima Katsuno, Shiga Pre...