List of castles in Japan

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Himeji-jō Castle Tower Complex (UNESCO World Heritage)

This list shows castles in Japan from the Edo period based on the literature provided. To the 182 castles listed there are added Gifu- and Azuchi-jō of Oda Nobunaga , Fushimi-jō of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and two castles on Okinawa , Naka-gusuku and Nakijin-gusuku. Another special feature is the Goryōkaku fortress on Hokkaidō, for which there is no castle town . The last castle on the list was started at the beginning of the Meiji period , but was no longer completed, namely Hirose-jō (Miyazaki Prefecture).

  • The actual residence of a castle is only in the Nijō-jō z. T. received. What else you can see are the castle towers (Tenshukaku) and ramparts with corner towers (Yagura). Only twelve of the castle towers have survived from the Edo period and are marked with a (T). A number of towers were built in the 20th and 21st centuries. It was rebuilt from concrete or wood in the 19th century (partly after it was lost in the Second World War ).
  • Usually the castle is named after the place in which it is located. But there are also traditional exceptions as well as those caused by incorporation.

list

A.

D - E

F.

G

H

I.

K

M.

N

O

S.

T

U + W

Y Z

See also

Web links

Commons : Castles in Japan  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • M. Miura (Ed.): Shiro to jinya sōran. Tokoku-hen. (Overview of castles and fortress houses, east). Gakken 2006, ISBN 4-05-604378-7 .
  • M. Miura (Ed.): Shiro to jinya sōran. Saikoku-hen. (Overview of castles and fortress houses, west). Gakken 2006, ISBN 4-05-604379-5 .

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Furthermore, the literature contains 153 fixed houses (jinya) of the smaller Han .
  2. ↑ Rebuilt in the 20th century near the original location.