Japanese Castle Guide

[Castle name] Zen Castle Mr. Kashiwade’s residence where Uesugi Kenshin, Hojo Ujimasa and Kakeda Katsuyori fought. [Description] Zen Castle is a hill castle located in Kasukawa Town, Maebashi City, Gunma Province. It was built by Mr. Kas...

[Castle name] Shobata Castle It is said that it was the birthplace of Oda Nobunaga [Description] Shobata Catle is located in the Delta between Nikko River and Miyake River in Shobata Town, Aisai City, Aichi Province. It is said it was bu...

[Castle name] Outa Castle the main castle of Satake Yoshishige and Yoshinori before they moved to Mito Castle. [Description] Outa Castle (Maizuru Castle) is a flatland castle located in Nakajyo Town, Hitachiouta City, Ibaraki Province. I...

[Castle name] Outa Castle (Kishu) the residence of Outa Hidarichika [Description ] Outa Castle is a flatland castle located in Outa, Waga Mountain City, Waga Mountain Province.Outa Castle has a long history, it is said that it was built ...

[Castle name] Bodai Mountain Castle the residence of Takenaka Hanbei (Takenaka Shigeharu), the military counseller of Hashiba Hideyoshi. [Description] Bodai Mountain Castle is a mountain castle located in Bodai Mountain, Tarui Town, Fuwa...

[Castle name] Takenakashi Jinya Takenaka Hanbei’s son Shigemoto built it after Sekigahara Battle [Description] Takenakashi Jinya is located in Tarui Town, Fuwa City, Gifu Province. [Shigemoto], the son of [Takenaka Hanbei], who was the f...

[Castle name] Iwade Mountain Castle The main castle of Idate Masamune before he moved to Sendai Castle. [Description] Iwade Mountain Castle is a mountain castle located in Ozaki City, Miyagi Province. Before Idate Masamune entered the ca...

[Castle name] Kanbe Castle Where Takigawa Ichimasu surrendered Mr. Kobe by the order of Nobunaga, and adopted Nobutaka, the third son of Nobunaga [Description] Kanbe Castle is a flatland castle located in Honda Town, Kanbe, Suzuka City, ...

[Castle name] Miyazaki Castle It was Mr. Ito’s castle during Sengoku Era and later became Takahashi Mototane’s residence after Sekigahara Battle. [Description] Miyazaki Castle is a mountain castle located in Ikeuchi Town, Miyazaki City, ...

[Castle name] Yatsushiro Castle One of the residences of Sengoku Daimyo Sagara Yoshishige, but later being conquered by Mr. Tsumaji. [Description] Yatsushiro Castle is a flatland castle located in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Province. It i...

[Castle name] Moji Castle The place where Mouri Motonari and Otomo Sorin fought [Description] Moji Castle is a mountain castle located in Kojyo Mountain, Moji Districe, Kyushu City, Fukuoka Province.According to the biography, the castle...

[Castle name] Nagashino Castle Where Oda•Tokugawa joint army fought with Takeda Katsuyori [Description] Nagashino Castle is a flatland castle located in Nagashino, Shinshiro City, Aichi Province. It is well known as the place where [the ...

[Castle name] Futamata Castle Where Takeda Katsuyori and Ieyasu’s vassal Nakane Masateru fought fiercely. [Descripiton] Futamata Castle is a mountain castle located in Futamata, Futamata Town, Tenryo District, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Pr...

[Castle name] Nagakubo Castle After Takeda Katsuyori was destroyed, Tokugawa Ieyasu rule Nagakubo Castle. [Descripition] Nagakubo Castle is a mountain castle located in Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi Town, Sunto Town, Shizuoka Province. The ca...

[Castle Name] Hachiman Mountain Castle The residende of Toyotomi Hidetsugu who conquered most places of Anto Castle [Description] Hachiman Mountain Castle is well known as the residence of [Hashiba Hidetsugu]. It is a mountain castle loc...

[Castle name] Nerima Castle It was the sub-castle of Mr. Toshima of Shakujii Castle located inside of Toshima Garden [Description] Nerima Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located inside of [Toshima] Amusement Park in Kuo Mountain, Ne...

[Castle name ] Hanakuma Castle As the last inner castle in the Battle of Arioka Castle, the sub-castle of Araki Murashige [Description] Hanakuma Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in the west, Motomachi Station, Chuo District, ...

[Castle name] Kameyama Castle (Kameoka Castle) It was built by Akechi Mitsuhide as a base to rule Tanba [Description] Kameyama Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located around the area of Aratsuka Town, Kameoka City, Kyoto. It is also...

[Castle name] Kameyama Castle (Ise) [Description] Ise Kameyama Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Honmaru Town, Kameyama City, Mie Province. Benei 2 year (1265), it was built in Waka Mountain, Suzuka Town, Ise Country by [Se...

[Castle Name] Kuno Castle (Kuno Mountain Castle) [Introduction of Kuno Castle] Kuno Castle a flatland-mountain castle located in [Kuno Mountain Tosho Pavilian], Nekoya, Suruga District, Shizuoka City. Castle built year can be dated back ...