100 major castles in Japan
100 Major Castles of Japan ( Japanese 日本 百 名城 , Nihon Hyaku-Meijō ) is a selection of Japanese castles and fortifications based on their cultural and historical significance within the respective region. The list was drawn up in 2006 by the Society of Japanese Castles ( 財 団 法人 日本 城郭 協会 , Zaidan Hōjin Nihon Jōkaku Kyōkai ). Since 1974 April 6th has been set as "Castle Day" ( 城 の 日 , Shiro no hi ). The day was chosen on the basis of a play on words with the date: "four" = Japanese shi and "six" = Japanese ro (ku) , results in shiro , the reading for the word "castle" (in Japanese the order of the date: month - day must be taken into account).
The selection criteria for inclusion in the list are as follows:
- The castle is an outstanding cultural asset or historical site
- The castle is a famous historical site
- The castle represents an era or region
- One to a maximum of five castles from each prefecture can be included in the selection
- The castle can be included based on the state of preservation of its location or based on its development history.
A selection of one hundred important castles was published in 1993 under the title "Illustrated reference work on famous castles in Japan". It is mainly based on the design performance in the construction of the respective castle.
The list by region
Hokkaidō
| Surname | prefecture | place | Ready in the year | Built by | photo |
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Chashi forts on the Nemuro Peninsula 根 室 半島 チ ャ シ 跡 群 |
Hokkaidō | Nemuro | 16th to 18th century | Ainu population |
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Goryōkaku 五 稜 郭 |
Hokkaidō | Hakodate | 1866 | Tokugawa Shogunate |
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Matsumae Castle 松 前 城 |
Hokkaidō | Matsumae | 1606 | Matsumae Takahiro |
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Tōhoku
| Surname | prefecture | place | Ready in the year | Built by | photo |
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Hirosaki Castle 弘 前 城 |
Aomori | Hirosaki | 1611 |
Tsugaru Tamenobu Tsugaru Nobuhira |
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Castle Ne 根 城 |
Aomori | Hachinohe | 1334 | Moroyuki Nanbu |
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Morioka Castle 盛 岡 城 |
Iwate | Morioka | 1598 | Nanbu Nobunao |
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Sendai Castle 仙台 城 |
Miyagi | Sendai | 1601 | Date Masamune |
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Taga Castle 多 賀 城 |
Miyagi | Tagajō | 724 | Ōno no azumabito |
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Kubota Castle 久保 田 城 |
Akita | Akita | 1604 | Satake Yoshinobu |
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Yamagata Castle 山形 城 |
Yamagata | Yamagata | 1356 | Shiba Kaneyori |
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Nihonmatsu Castle 二 本 松 城 |
Fukushima | Nihonmatsu | Muromachi period | Hatakeyama Mitsuyasu |
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Aizuwakamatsu Castle 会 津 若 松 城 |
Fukushima | Aizuwakamatsu | 1384 | Ashina Naomori |
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Komine Castle 小 峰 城 |
Fukushima | Shirakawa | 1340 | Yūki Chikatomo |
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Kanto
Chūbu
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Takaoka Castle 高 岡 城 |
Toyama | Takaoka | 1609 | Maeda Toshinaga |
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Nanao Castle 七 尾 城 |
Ishikawa | Nanao | 1429 | Hatakeyama Mitsunori |
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Kanazawa Castle 金 沢 城 |
Ishikawa | Kanazawa | 1580 | Sakuma Morimasa |
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Maruoka Castle 丸 岡 城 |
Fukui | Sakai | 1576 | Shibata Katsutoyo |
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Ichijōdani 一 乗 谷城 |
Fukui | Fukui | Namboku-cho | Asakura clan |
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Iwamura Castle 岩村 城 |
Gifu | Ena | 1221 | Tōyama Kagetomo |
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Gifu Castle 岐阜 城 |
Gifu | Gifu | 1201 | Nikaidō Yukimasa |
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Yamanaka Castle 山 中 城 |
Shizuoka | Mishima | 1570 | Hōjō Ujiyasu |
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Sumpu Castle 駿 府城 |
Shizuoka | Shizuoka | 1585 | Tokugawa Ieyasu |
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Kakegawa Castle 掛 川 城 |
Shizuoka | Kakegawa | 1487 | Asahina Yasuhiro |
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Inuyama Castle 犬 山城 |
Aichi | Inuyama | 1469 | Oda Hirochika |
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Nagoya Castle 名古屋 城 |
Aichi | Nagoya | 1609 | Tokugawa Ieyasu |
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Okazaki Castle 岡 崎 城 |
Aichi | Okazaki | 1452? | Saigo clan |
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Nagashino Castle 長 篠 城 |
Aichi | Shinshiro | 1508 | Suganuma Motonari | |
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Ueno Castle 伊 賀 上 野 城 |
Mie | Iga | 1585 | Tsutsui Sadatsugu |
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Matsusaka Castle 松 阪 城 |
Mie | Matsusaka | 1588 | Gamō Ujisato |
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Kinki
| Surname | prefecture | place | Ready in the year | Built by | photo |
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Odani Castle 小 谷城 |
Shiga | Kohoku | 1516 | Azai Sukemasa |
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Hikone Castle 彦 根 城 |
Shiga | Hikone | 1622 | Ii Naokatsu |
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Azuchi Castle 安 土城 |
Shiga | Ōmihachiman | 1576 | Oda Nobunaga |
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Kannonji Castle 観 音 寺 城 |
Shiga | Ōmihachiman | 1487 | Rokkaku Ujiyori |
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Nijō Castle 二条 城 |
Kyoto | Kyoto | 1603 | Tokugawa Ieyasu |
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Osaka Castle 大 坂 城 |
Osaka | Osaka | 1583 | Toyotomi Hideyoshi |
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Chihaya Castle 千 早 城 |
Osaka | Chihaya Akasaka | 1332 | Kusunoki Masashige |
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Takeda Castle 竹田 城 |
Hyogo | Asago | 1431 | Yamana Sōzen |
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Sasayama Castle 篠 山城 |
Hyogo | Sasayama | 1609 | Tokugawa Ieyasu |
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Akashi Castle 明 石城 |
Hyogo | Akashi | 1618 | Ogasawara Tadazane |
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Himeji Castle 姫 路 城 |
Hyogo | Himeji | 1346 | Akamatsu Sadanori |
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Akō Castle 赤 穂 城 |
Hyogo | Ako | 1483 | Oka Mitsuhiro |
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Takatori Castle 高 取 城 |
Nara | Takatori | 1332 | Ochi Kunizumi |
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Wakayama Castle 和 歌 山城 |
Wakayama | Wakayama | 1586 | Toyotomi Hidenaga |
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Chūgoku
| Surname | prefecture | place | Ready in the year | Built by | photo |
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Tottori Castle 鳥取 城 |
Tottori | Tottori | 1555 | Yamana clan |
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Matsue Castle 松江 城 |
Shimane | Matsue | 1611 | Horio Tadauji |
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Gassantoda Castle 月 山 富田 城 |
Shimane | Yasugi | 1185? | Sasaki Yoshikiyo ? |
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Tsuwano Castle 津 和 野 城 |
Shimane | Tsuwano | 1295 | Yoshimi Yoriyuki |
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Tsuyama Castle 津 山城 |
Okayama | Tsuyama | 1444 | Yamashina Tadamasa |
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Matsuyama Castle 備 中 松山 城 |
Okayama | Takahashi | 1240 | Akiba Shigenobu |
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Kinojō 鬼 ノ 城 |
Okayama | Soy | 7th century? | Yamato yard ? |
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Okayama Castle 岡山 城 |
Okayama | Okayama | 1369 | Uwagami Takanao |
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Fukuyama Castle 福山 城 |
Hiroshima | Fukuyama | 1622 | Mizuno Katsunari |
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Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle 吉田 郡 山城 |
Hiroshima | Akitakata | 1336 | Mōri Tokichika |
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Hiroshima Castle 広 島 城 |
Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 1589 | Mōri Terumoto |
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Iwakuni Castle 岩 国 城 |
Yamaguchi | Iwakuni | 1601 | Kikkawa Hiroie |
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Hagi Castle 萩 城 |
Yamaguchi | Hagi | 1604 | Mōri Terumoto |
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Shikoku
| Surname | prefecture | place | Ready in the year | Built by | photo |
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Tokushima Castle 徳 島城 |
Tokushima | Tokushima | 1585 | Hachisuka Iemasa |
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Takamatsu Castle 高 松 城 |
Kagawa | Takamatsu | 1590 | Ikoma Chikamasa |
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Marugame Castle 丸 亀 城 |
Kagawa | Marugame | Muromachi period | Nara Motoyasu |
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Imabari Castle 今 治 城 |
Ehime | Imabari | 1602 | Tōdō Takatora |
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Matsuyama Castle 松山 城 |
Ehime | Matsuyama | 1602 | Katō Yoshiaki |
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Yuzuki Castle 湯 築城 |
Ehime | Matsuyama | 14C | Kono clan |
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Castle Ōzu 大洲 城 |
Ehime | Ōto | 1331 | Utsunomiya Toyofusa |
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Uwajima Castle 宇 和 島城 |
Ehime | Uwajima | 941 | Tachibana no Tōyasu |
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Kōchi Castle 高 知 城 |
Kochi | Kochi | 1603 | Yamauchi Kazutoyo |
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Kyushu
| Surname | prefecture | place | Ready in the year | Built by | photo |
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Fukuoka Castle 福岡 城 |
Fukuoka | Fukuoka | 1601 | Kuroda Nagamasa |
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Castle Ōno 大野 城 |
Fukuoka | Ōnojō | 665 | ? |
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Nagoya Castle 名 護 屋 城 |
saga | Karatsu | 1591 | Toyotomi Hideyoshi |
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Yoshinogari 吉野 ヶ 里 遺跡 |
saga | Kanzaki | Yayoi time | ? |
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Saga Castle 佐賀 城 |
saga | saga | 1602 | Nabeshima clan |
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Hirado Castle 平 戸 城 |
Nagasaki | Hirado | 1599 | Matsura Shigenobu |
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Shimabara Castle 島 原 城 |
Nagasaki | Shimabara | 1624 | Matsukura Shigemasa |
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Kumamoto Castle 熊 本 城 |
Kumamoto | Kumamoto | 1467 | Ideta Hidenobu |
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Hitoyoshi Castle 人 吉 城 |
Kumamoto | Hitoyoshi | Genkyu era | Sagara Nagayori |
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Funai Castle 府 内 城 |
Ōita | Ōita | 1597 | Fukuhara Nagataka |
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Oka Castle 岡 城 |
Ōita | Taketa | 1185 | Ogata Koreyoshi |
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Obi Castle 飫 肥城 |
Miyazaki | Nichinan | Sengoku time | Tsuchimochi clan |
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Kagoshima Castle 鹿 児 島城 |
Kagoshima | Kagoshima | 1602 | Shimazu Iehisa |
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Nakijin Castle 今 帰 仁 城 |
Okinawa | Nakijin | 13th Century? | Haniji ? |
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Nakagusuku Castle 中 城城 |
Okinawa | Kitanakagusuku | 1440 | Gosamaru |
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Shuri Castle 首 里 城 |
Okinawa | Naha | 14th Century? | King of Chūzan |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Nishigaya, Yasuhiro (Ed.): Nihon meijō zukan (日本 名城 図 鑑), Rikogaku-sha, 1993. ISBN 4-8445-3017-8 .