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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] Matsuyama Castle An Important Cultural Property Designated by Kato Yoshiaki : The Castle of Iyo-Matsuyama Castle [Description] Matsuyama Castle is a castle located in Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, and is also known as K...

[Castle Name] Nakamura Castle The court Noble's Ichijo Family Moved from Kyoto to the Sengoku Daimyo (Japanese Territorial Lord in the Sengoku Period), Ichijo Kanesada's Residence, Tosa Nakamura Castle [Description] Nakamura-jo Castle wa...

[Castle name] Takamatsu Castle Japan's largest Sea castle Ikoma Chikamasa, Matsudaira family ruled. One of the Japan 100 famous castle Takamatsu Castle. [Explanation] Takamatsu Castle is a castle in Tamamo Town, Takamatsu city, Kagawa pr...

[Castle name] Noshima Castle Castle built for Murakami Navy led by Takeyoshi Murakami, decendent of Genji Murakami [Description] Noshima Castle in Seto Inland Sea and was base of Takeyoshi Murakami, Geni Murakami’s master. Formally well-...

[Castle name] Tokushima Castle Castle Hideyoshi Toyotomi rewarded Iemasa Hachisuka for his successful conquest of Shikoku area [Description] Tokushima Castle is a castle ruin that lies on the towhead of Yoshino River. It used to be under...

[Castle name] Hiwasa Castle a castle owned by Hiwasa clan who was surrendered by Chikayasu Kosokabe, brother of Motochika Chosakabe [Description] Hiwasa Castle was located in Awa, today’s Kaifu-gun, Tokushima. Records are unclear on how ...

[Castle name] Kawashima Castle (Uezakura Castle) a castle built by Koretada Kawashima who was honored for his effort in defeating Nagafusa Fujiwara [Description] Kawashima Castle (Uezakura Castle) was located in Kawashima-cho Yoshinogawa...

[Castle name] Motoyama Castle It was lived in by Motoyama Shigetoki, who fought with Chosokabe Motochika for the center of Tosa. [Description] Motoyama Castle used to stand in current Motoyama, Motoyama Town, Nagaoka District, Kochi Pref...

[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] Urado Castle Urado castle was the base of Tosa’s Sengoku daimyo (Japanese territorial lord in the Sengoku period), Motochika and Morichika Chosokabe. [Explanation] Chosokabe-shi’s original base was Oko castle, but they move...

[Castle name] Yuzuki castle the residence of Kono Michinao [Decription] Yuzuki Castle is a flatland castle located in Dogo Town, Matsuyama City, Ehime Province. Kenmu 2 year (1335), it was built by [Kono Michimori], the guardian of Iyo C...

[Castle name] Matsumae castle The base because Kato Yoshiaki moved main base to Matsuyama Catle. [Description] Matsumae Castle is a flatland castle located in Matsumae Town, Iyo Gun, Ehime Province. The castle built time is unknown, but ...

[Castle name] Ichinomiya castle where the army of Chosokabe Motochika and Toyotomi Hideyoshi fought with each other [Description] Ichinomiya Castle is a typical mountain castle that used natural geographical advantages. It is located in ...

[Castle name] Ozu Castle The owner of Ozu Castle (replicated wooden castle tower) changed from Utsunomiya-shi to Takatora Todo, Yasuharu Wakisaka, and then to Yoshiaki Kato. [Explanation] Ozu Castle was based at current Ozu in Ehime pref...

[Castle name] Kaifu castle the residence of Kaifu Tomomitsu where Chosokabe Motochika’s younger brother Chikamasu was killed. [Description] Kaifu Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Kaiyo Town, Kaifu Gun, Tokushima Province. ...

[Castle name] Ushiki castle where Chosokabe Motochika killed Shingai Sanetsuna and appinted his younger brother Chikayasu to suppress Awa. [Description] Ushiki Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Tono Town, Tomioka Town, Anna...

[Castle name] Shozui castle The important base of Mr. Miyoshi of Awa [Description] Shozui Castle is a flatland castle located in Shozui, Aizumi Town, Itano Gun, Tokushima Province. It was the representative castle from Kamakura Period to...

[Castle name] Matsuba castle The residence of Saionji Kinhiro [Description] Matsuba Castle is a mountain castle located in Shitamatsuba, Uwa Town, Seiyo City, Ehime Province. The castle built year is unknown, but it is said that it was b...

[Castle name] Butsuden castle The residence of Mr. Kono [Description] Butsuden Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Washio Mountain, Kawanoe, Chuo City, Shikoku, Ehime Province. It is also called [Kawanoe Castle]. Kenmu 4 year...