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[Castle name] Oita Funai Castle Otita Funai castle where Takenaka Hanbe's cousin "Takenaka Shigetoshi" entered after the battle of Sekigahara. [Explanation] Oita funai castle is the castle which is in Oita city, Oita prefecture now. In t...

[Castle name] Nakijin Castle Kitayama King World Cultural Heritage destroyed by Mr. Nakijin castle ruins (shrine) [Explanation] Nakijin Castle is a castle ruined in Nakijin village in Okinawa Prefecture. Before the formation of the Ryuky...

[Castle name] Bitchu Matsuyama Castle At the end of the Bakumatsu Itakura Katsushizu selects Yamada Valley as a consul in Japan Three major mountain castle, Bitchuu Matsuyama castle. [Explanation] Bitchu Matsuyama Castle is a mountain ca...

[Castle name] Yoshinogari Castle Yayoi Era's largest village Japan 100 selected as the 88th largest castle, Yoshinogari's ruins of Saga prefecture. [Explanation] The Yoshinogari ruins are the Yayoi era settlement that was present in Yosh...

[Castle name] Takatori Castle One of the Uemura family’s house in Japan's three major Oyama castle was destroyed at the end of the shogunate, Torataro Yoshimura took the attack from Tenchuu army, Takatori Castle. [Explanation] Takatori i...

[Castle name] Nagoya Castle As a suppression to Toyotomi Hidetoshi, imperial construction of the castle on of the top three imperial Tokugawa Yoshinao’s Nagoya castle. [Explanation] Nagoya Castle was the castle of Imagawa which had origi...

[Castle name] Hirado Castle With the advice of Yamaga Sokou, Tsuiki Matsuura navy Matsuura Shingenobu’s sea castle, Hirado Castle. [Explanation] Hirado Castle is a castle in Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture now. It was built in the Edo p...

[Castle name] Tottori Castle During the Sengoku Era, Yamana Toyokuni was attacked by Hashiba Hideyoshi's castle and surrendered Tottori Castle. [Explanation] Tottori Castle is a mountain castle site that was present in Tottori City, Tott...

[Castle name] Gassan Toda Castle hero Amagoshi of San-in region lasted from Amago Tsunehisa to Haruhisa, Tsukiyama Toda Castle. [Explanation] Tsukiyama Toda is a castle of Amagoshi who boasted power, mainly in the San-in region. Currentl...

[Castle name] Matsudai Castle (Kaizu castle) Masanobu Kousaka built a castle from Kaizu castle to Matsudai castle and repaired by Sanada family’s Nobuyuki Sanada’s castle Matsudai castle. [Explanation] In the era of Takeda Shingen, Matsu...

[Castle name] Tsutsujigasaki Castle (Takeda shrine) Protector Nobutora Takega from Kai, Shingen’s Tsutsujigasaki Castle (Takeda shrine) [Description] Tsutsujigasaki Castle was owned by the governor Takege from Kai province. It is in the ...

[Castle name] Bicchutakamatsu Castle A Major Flooded by Hideyoshi Hashiba; A Castle of Muneharu Shimizu, Bicchutakamatsu Castle [Description] Bicchutakamatsu Castle is famous for having been flooded by Hideyoshi Hashiba. It is often refe...

[Castle name] Imabari Castle Three Greatest Water Castle In Japan, Takatora Todo build a famous castle, Imabari Castle [Description] Imabari castle is a water castle currently located in Imabari-shi, Aichi. Takatora Todo, who became a fe...

[Castle name] Ichijodani Castle（Ichijoasdaniasakurashi Clan Ruins） A residential castle called Ichijodan of The Echizen Governer, Yoshikage Asakura, who was defeated by Yoshinobu Oda [Description] Ichijodani castle was the Asakura clan...

[Castle name] Odani Castle The Mountain Castle of Three Generations of The Azai Family,Whose Members Where Slewn By Nobunaga Oda, Including The Father and His Son, Nagamasa and Hisamasa. 【Description】 Odani castle was the residence of ...

[Castle name] Matsumae Castle (Fukuyama Castle) Castle in the Northern land which fought against the Formar Bakufu force at Boshin War [Description] Matsumae Castle was a flatland castle in Matsumae-cho Matsumae-gun, Hokkaido. It is also...

[Castle name] Ryukyu castles with vast stone fences top 100 castles in Japan Nakijin Castle, Naka Gusuku Castle, Zakimi Castle, and Katsuren Castle [Description] Ryukyu Kingdom had flourished long before Edo era in Okinawa islands. Under...

[Castle name] Takatsuki Castle Castle owned by a famous Christian daimyo, Shigemoto Ukon Takayama (Juste Ukon) [Description] Ukon Takayam was a samurai in Sangoku era who became daimyo. He is known for his Christianity practice. His bapt...

[Castle name] Yokote Castle Castle ruled by Yoshimichi Onodera whose lands were taken away as a punishment for supporting Kagekatsu Uesugi at the Battle of Sekigahara [Description] Yokote Castle was owned by Yoshimichi Onodera during Sen...

[Castle name] Shikano Castle Occupied by Korenori Kame, a long-time minister of Amago clan following the battle of Sekigahara [Description] Shikano Castle is a flat-mountain castle located in Shikano-cho Tottori-shi, Tottori today. In 15...