Japanese Castle Guide

[Castle name] Kuwana Castle Takigawa Ichimasu gained the mastery over this area because Oda Nobunaga ordered him to get Kita Ise. At the end of the Edo period, Matsudaira Sadaaki, who worked as Kyoto-Shoshidai, lived in it. [Description]...

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] Tsuchiura Castle Oda Ujiharu lived in it after he lost Oda Castle. [Description] Tsuchiura Castle used to stand in a plain in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture It was built by Wakaizumi Saburo, a retainer of the Oda family...

[Castle name] Miharu Castle (Maizuru Castle) Tamura Yoshiaki and Tamura Kiyoaki, who joined Date Masamune, lived in it. At the end of the Edo period, it office of Akita Domain. [Description] Miharu Castle used to stand in Miharu Town, Ta...

[Castle name] Iwaki Taira Castle on the plain After the Iwaki family was deprived of its estate and status, Tori Tadamasa became the head. At the end of the Edo period, the Ando family soundly resist the new government army, but finally ...

[Castle name] Izumi Domain Residence The Mizuno family, who attended the Oetsu-reppan alliance in the Boshin War, lived in it with 20000 kokus estate. [Description] Izumi Domain Residence used to stand in current Izumi, Iwaki City, Fukus...

[Castle name] Tatebayashi Castle Sakakibara Yasumasa, one of the four outstanding servers of Tokugawa, got in charge of it. [Description] Tatebayashi Castle used to stand on a plain in current Shiro Town, Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefectu...

[Castle name] Shimodate Castle Mizunoya Katsuuji received Shimodate area from Yuki Ujikatsu and built it to prepare for an attack of the Utsunomiya family [Description] Shimodate Castle was on a plain in Honjo Town, Chikusei City, Ibarak...

[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] Ishinomaki Castle Kasai Harutane, who ruled Kasai 7 districts with 300000 kokus estate, lived in it [Description] Ishinomaki Castle was a mountain castle in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. It was built by Kasai Kiyoshig...

[Castle name] Oda Castle Oda Ujiharu, who fought with Satake Yoshishige and Uesugi Kenshin in the Warring States period, lived in it. [Description] Oda Castle was a castle on the plain in current Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It is a...

[Castle name] Numata Castle After the Numata family extinct, Sanada Masayuki and Nobuyuki used it as their home base. [Description] Numata Castle was a castle on a hill in current Numata City, Gunma Prefecture. It was built by Numata Aki...

[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] Nagahama castle the residence of Hojo navy [Description] Nagahama Castle is a navy castle located on the cliff in Uchiuranomasu, Numazu City, Shizuoka Province. The castle built year is unknown, but it was the residence of ...

[Castle name] Kisai castle Being abandoned after Oukubo Tadamoto was transferred to Kano Catle [Description] Kisai Castle is a flatland castle located in Kazo City, Saitama Province. The castle built year is unknown, but in Kosho 1 year ...

[Castle name] Usui castle Mr. Hara was the castle owner during Sengoku Period and the castle fell down at Hojo Battle. [Description] Usui Castle is a flatland castle located in Usui, Sakura City, Chiba Province. It is said that Eikyu 2 y...

[Castle name] Saiki castle the residence of Mouri Takamasa [Description] Saiki Castle is a mountain castle located in Saiki City, Oita Province. Mr. Saeki was originally a rich man in Saiki, he was the vassal of Mr. Outomo who built [Tog...

[Castle name] Togamure castle Built by Saeki Koreharu, and abandoned because of Mouri Takamasa’s promotion after the Battle of Sekigahara. [Description] Togamure Castle is a mountain castle located in Saiki City, Oita Province. The castl...