Castles, palaces & forts in Japan
Detourmap maps 381 castles, palaces & forts worth the detour in Japan — castles, fortresses, palaces and châteaux. The best known is Himeji Castle. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Nagoya Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Renowned
Japanese castle located in Nagoya, central Japan
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Matsumoto Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Notable
Building in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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Inuyama Castle
Castles & palaces · 15th century · Notable
One of the 12 Japanese castles still in existence which were built before the Edo period
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Okayama Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Notable
Japanese castle in Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
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Hirosaki Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Notable
Castle in Hirosaki, Aomori prefecture, Japan
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Kanazawa Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Notable
Castle in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan
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Matsuyama Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Notable
Castle in Iyo province (now Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture), Japan
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Okazaki Castle
Castles & palaces · 15th century · Notable
Castle in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Kiyosu Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Notable
Japanese castle located in Kiyosu, eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Kokura Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Notable
Japanese castle in Kokura, Kitakyushu City, Japan
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Shimabara Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Notable
Japanese castle in Shimabara, Nagasaki prefecture
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Hagi Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Notable
Japanese castle in Hagi, Yamaguchi prefecture
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Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins
Castles & palaces · 15th century · Notable
Historic ruins in Fukui, Japan
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Imabari Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Notable
Japanese castle in Imabari, Ehime, Japan, which is well known as one of the three Mizujiro, or "Castles on the sea", in Japan
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Sendai Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Notable
Castle in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture, Japan
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Kubota Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Akita city, Akita prefecture
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Uwajima Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Building in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
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Akō Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle located in Akō, Hyogo prefecture
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Akashi Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Akashi, Hyogo prefecture
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Hirado Castle
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Hirado, Nagasaki prefecture
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Akita Castle
Castles & palaces · 8th century · Hidden gem
Japanese ancient castle in Akita city, Akita prefecture
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Kagoshima Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Castle in Kagoshima, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
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Odani Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Castle in Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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Takamatsu Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Castle in Takamatsu, Kagawa prefecture, Japan
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Ne Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Hidden gem
14th century castle in Hachinohe city, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
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Bitchū Matsuyama Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Takahashi, Okayama prefecture
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Sasayama Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Building in Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Ueda Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Building in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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Kakegawa Castle
Castles & palaces · 15th century · Hidden gem
Building in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Mito Castle
Castles & palaces · 12th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture
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Kanayama Castle
Castles & palaces · 15th century · Hidden gem
Building in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Ōgaki Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Building in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Saga Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Saga city, Saga prefecture
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Kōriyama Castle
Castles & palaces · 12th century · Hidden gem
Building in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan
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Fukuchiyama Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Castle in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
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Hachigata Castle
Castles & palaces · 15th century · Hidden gem
Building in Yorii, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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Nagoya Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle located in Hizen province (now Saga prefecture)
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Tsuwano Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Tsuwano, Shimane prefecture
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Nakatsu Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Nakatsu, Oita prefecture
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Matsushiro Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Nagano prefecture, Japan
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Yonezawa Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Hidden gem
Building in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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Minowa Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Building in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Sunomata Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture
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Gassantoda Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Hidden gem
Building in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
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Karatsu Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Karatsu, Saga prefecture
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Tokushima Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Tokushima, Tokushima prefecture
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Sakura Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Ruins of a 17th-century castle in Sakura (Chinese Prefecture)
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Takasaki Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Building in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Takada Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Edo period flatland-style Japanese castle
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Yoshida Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Building in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Kameyama Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Castle located in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Shiroishi Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Building in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
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Shibata Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Building in Shibata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Gujō Hachiman Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Building in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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Takatori Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Hidden gem
Ruins of a Japanese castle in Takatori, Japan
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Sumoto Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Building in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Hitoyoshi Castle
Castles & palaces · 12th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto prefecture
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Yamanaka Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Building in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Kurume Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Castle in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
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Tatebayashi Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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Maebashi Castle
Castles & palaces · 19th century · Hidden gem
Castle in Maebashi, Gumma prefecture, Japan
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Kaminoyama Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Building in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
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Obama Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Building in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
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Kushima Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Ōmura, Nagasaki prefecture
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Amagasaki Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture
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Yuzuki Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Hidden gem
Building in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
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Ōtaki Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Building in Otaki, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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Kameyama Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Hidden gem
Japanese castle located in Kameyama, northern Mie Prefecture, Japan
