Japanese Castle Guide

[Castle name] Iwaya Castle waya Castle where the great commander Takahashi Shoun got hit by a massive army of Shimazu Tadayoshi and surrendered with honorable defeat. [Description ] Iwaya Castle is a mountain castle in Dazaifu City Fukuo...

[Castle name] Homan Castle To the invasion of the Shimazu army, along with the father Takahashi Shoun's Iwaya castle the second son Munemasu Takahashi caged by Homan castle. [Description] Homan Castle is a mountain castle built on the Ho...

[Castle name] Tachibana Castle Takashi Otomo's vassal Michiyuki Tachibana’s a son-in-law and great commander Takai Muneshige’s Tachibana castle. [Description] Tachibana Castle is a mountain castle located at the top of Tachibana mountain...

[Castle name] Kamiizumi Castle Sword of Oogo clan “Kamiizumi Isenokami Nobutsuna” famous for Kamiizumi Castle. [Description] Kamiizumi Castle built the Taegu Castle in Kamiizumi Town, Maebashi City, Gumma Prefecture, It is said that the ...

[Castle name] Oogo Castle The fall of the Great Oogo Takeshige high in the Great Oogo castle which fell down in the Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s conquest of Hojo. [Description] Oogo is a medieval Hirayama castle in Kawaharahama Town, Maebashi ci...

[Castle name] Yamagami Castle The castle of Yamagami Michiro, Yamagami Castle which was destroyed by Houjou Ujiyasu’s attack. [Description] Yamagami Castle is Hirayama Castle which was in Nisato Town district, Kiryu city, Gunma Prefectur...

[Castle name] Shinpu Castle Oda Nobunaga's conquest of Koshu when winning over Takeda and destruction of Shinpu castle [Description] Shinpu is a castle of Takeda Katsuyori in Nakata Town, Narazaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Originally f...

[Castle name] Takaoka Castle Takaoka castle which was built as a retired castle of the first generation Kaga lord Maeda Toshinaga. [Description] Takaoka castle is a castle on the plain in Takaoka city in Toyama Prefecture. Keicho 10th ye...

[Castle name] Kinzan Castle (Oda Kinzan Castle) with this castle Yuranarishige and kunishige hold a strong fortress against Uesugi Kenshin’s continuous attacks. [Description] Kinzan Castle is a mountain castle built at the summit of Kinz...

[Castle name] Tezutsu mountain castle The castle on which Nobunaga Oda's Asukura attacked the castle with Kanagasaki castle [Explanation] It is a mountaintop castle on the Tezutsu mountain of Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture. It played a r...

[Castle name] Sagae Castle Sagae’s castle who was chased by Mogami Yoshiaki [ Description] Sagae Castle is a castle on the palins in Sagae city, Yamagata Prefecture. It was reported that it was the hero of "Oeno chikahiro" who built a ma...

[Castle name] Shimado Castle Shimoda Castle is where Shimizu Yasuhide capitulated for a month when Toyotomi Hideyoshi attacked on Northern line. [Description] Shimoda castle is flatland-mountain castle which was in Shimoda city, Shizuoka...

[Castle name] Misaki castle Miura Yoshiatsu’s navy castle [Description] Misaki Castle is the residence of Mr. Miura, located in Miura City, Kanagawa Province. It is different from [Arai Castle] which is located on the same island, it was...

[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] Hazuike castle the residence of Nabeshima Naoshige. [Description] Hazuike Castle is a flatland castle located in Oaza Hasuike, Hazuike Town, Saga City, Saga Province. It is considered that the castle was built by [Oda Naomi...

[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...

[Castle name] Akechi castle The birthplace of Akechi Mitsuhide [Description] Akechi Castle is a typical mountain castle located in Setanaga Mountain, Kani City, Gifu Province. Kanei 1 year (1342), [Toki Yorikane] built the castle and nam...