Japanese Castle Guide

[Castle name] Hitoyoshi castle Ruled by Mr. Sagara for 35 generations and it was the base for West Army during South West Battle. [Description] Hitoyoshi Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Fumoto Town, Hitoyoshi City, Kumamo...

[Castle name] Sunomata castle Built by Kinoshita Tokichiro [Description] Sunomata Castle is located in Ogaki City, Gifu Province. It was a very important place to Mr. Saito of Mino and Mr. Oda of Owari. Because of that, there were severa...

[Castle name] Uwajima castle The famous castle built by Toudou Takatora ruled by Date Hidemune [Description] Uwajima Castle is located in Marunouchi, Uwajima City, Ehime Province. It is appointed as the historic site. The castle was buil...

[Castle name] Tatsuoka castle One of the two western star style castles in Japan [Description] Tatsuoka Castle is a western style castle located in Saku City, Nagano Province. The clan officer of Mr. Matsudaira of Tatsuoka Clan was set h...

[Castle name] Kasuga Mountain Castle The important place of Kasuga Mountain The residence of Uesugi Kensin. [Description] Kasuga Mountain Castle is located in Joetsu City, Niigata Province. It is famous for being the residence of Uesugi ...

[Castle name] Ushki castle The important place where Otomo Sorin moved masin castle from Oita Funai Castle. [Description] Usuki Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Usuki City, Oita Province. It is said that the castle was bui...

[Castle name] Kaneishi castle Konishi Yukinaga and Mr. Sou fought at the Battle of Korea. [Description] Kaneishi Castle is Mr. Sou’s castle located in Izuhara Town, Tsushima City, Nagasaki Province. It is also called Izuhara Castle. Kyor...

[Castle name] Fukui castle Ieyasu’s second son Yuki Hideyasu was the clan creater and came out Matsudaira Yoshinaga at the end of Shogun. [Description] Fukui Castle is a flatland castle located in Fukui City, Fukui Province. A part of ca...

[Castle name] Mr.Sanada main castle The residence of Mr. Sanada until Masayuki moved to Ueda Castle. [Description] Mr. Sanada Main Castle is a mountain castle located in Sanada Town, Chiisagata Town, Nagano Province. It is also the homet...

[Castle name] Hara Castle In the south of Shimahara Hanto, the famous castle where Shimahara Chaos occurred [Description ] Hara Castle is located in Minamiarima Town, Shimahara City, Nagazaki Province. It is located in the south of Shima...

[Castle name] Sano Castle Sano Nobuyoshi moved from Karasawa Mountain Castle by the oder of Tokugawa Shogun. [Description] Sano Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Wakamatsu Town, Sano City, Tochigi Province. Originally Mr. S...

[Castle name] Anjo castle The residence of Matsudaira Kiyoyasu (Ieyasu’s grandfather) until he moved to Okazaki Castle. [Description] Anjo Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Anjo Town, Anjo City, Aichi Province. It is said t...

[Castle name] Nobeoka castle It was built by Takahashi Mototane during the beginning of Edo Period. [Description] Nobeoka Castle is a flatland-mountain castle built in Honkoji, Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Province.Takahashi Mototane started b...

[Castle name] Kariya castle The residence of Mizuno Nobumoto•Tadashige•Katsunari [Description] Kariya Castle is a flatland castle located in Kariya City, Aichi Province. It was built by Mizuno Tadamasa in Tenmon 2 year (1533). [Tokugawa ...

[Castle name] Marunetoride Where Matsudaira Motoyasu attacked during the Battle of Okehazama. [Description] Marunetoride is built by Oda Nobunaga, located in Midori District, Nagoya City. Eiroku 3 year (1560), it was attacked by Imagawa ...

[Castle name] Iwakura castle The residence of Oda Nobukata who was defeated by Nobunaga’s attack. [Description] Iwakura Castle is a flatland castle located in Shimohon Town, Iwakura City, Aichi Province. It is said that the castle was bu...

[Castle name] Koukokuji castle Hojo Soun was the castle owner and it was a base for Izu Attack. [Description] Koukokuji Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Numazu City, Shizuoka Province. Chokyo 1 year (1487), Ise Shinkuro Mo...

[Castle name] Kutsukake Castle Imagawa’s army attacked from here at the Battle of Okehazama and were defeated. [Description] Kutsukake Castle is a flatland castle located in Kutsukake Town, Toyoake City, Aichi Province. It is said that t...

[Castle name] Yamagata castle The residence of Torii Tadamasa after Mr. Mogami was destroyed [Description ] Yamagata Castle is located in Kajo Town, Yamagata City, Yamagata Province. It is also called [Ka Castle] [Kasumiga Castle]. The b...

[Castle name] Kunimine Castle The residence of famous general officer Obata Nobusada. [Description] Kunimine Castle is a mountain castle located in Kanra Town, Gunma Province. The castle built year is unknown, but it is said that it was ...