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100 Fine Castles of Japan (34)

• Akō Castle — A flatland castle tied to the forty-seven rōnin incident.
• Azuchi Castle — Oda Nobunaga's revolutionary stone castle that reshaped Japanese fortification.
• Bitchū Matsuyama Castle — Japan's highest castle with an original keep.
• Gassantoda Castle — A vast Sengoku mountain stronghold in Izumo Province.
• Hachigata Castle — A Sengoku stronghold that withstood two sieges.
• Hachiōji Castle — Sengoku hilltop fortress of the Late Hōjō clan.
• Hagi Castle — Seat of the Mōri clan for over 250 years.
• Hikone Castle — Edo-period castle with original tenshu and National Treasure buildings.
• Hirado Castle — Seat of the Matsura clan on Kyūshū.
• Hirosaki Castle — Edo-period castle with original tenshu and cherry blossom park.
• Iga Ueno Castle — A hilltop castle in the heart of ninja country.
• Kakegawa Castle — A hirayama castle with a reconstructed wooden keep.
• Kanayama Castle — A Sengoku yamashiro defended by a 71-year-old commander.
• Kannonji Castle — One of Japan's Five Greatest Mountain Castles.
• Kino Castle — Ancient fortress linked to the Momotarō legend.
• Komine Castle — A historic castle on the Ōshū Kaidō route.
• Komoro Castle — Ruins of a hilltop castle now open as Kaikoen park.
• Kumamoto Castle — One of Japan's three premier castles, with iconic curved stone walls.
• Marugame Castle — One of twelve castles with an original wooden tenshu.
• Maruoka Castle — A hirayama-style castle with a contested claim to the oldest tenshu, known for the Kasumi-ga-jō mist legend.
• Matsusaka Castle — Ruined hilltop castle of the Kishu-Tokugawa clan.
• Matsushiro Castle — A flatland castle with a history of floods and fires.
• Matsuyama Castle (Iyo) — One of twelve Japanese castles with an original tenshu.
• Minowa Castle — A strategic hirayama castle guarding key highways in Kōzuke Province.
• Morioka Castle — Seat of the Nanbu clan in northern Japan.
• Nagashino Castle — Site of the crucial Battle of Nagashino (1575).
• Nagoya Castle (Hizen Province) — Toyotomi Hideyoshi's command base for the Korean invasions.
• Nakagusuku Castle — Best-preserved Ryukyuan gusuku with six courtyards and stacked stone walls.
• Nakijin Castle — A Ryūkyūan gusuku and former capital of the Hokuzan kingdom.
• Nanao Castle — One of Japan's five largest medieval mountain castles.
• Ne Castle — Muromachi motte-and-bailey castle in northern Japan.
• Nihonmatsu Castle — A historic castle in Fukushima, known for cherry blossoms.
• Odani Castle — A Sengoku mountain castle and Azai clan stronghold.
• Oka Castle — A yamajiro castle on Tenjinyama hill in Bungo Province.