Japan's Top 100 Castles

Further information: List of castles in Japan

Japan's Top 100 Castles (日本百名城 Nihon Hyaku-Meijō) is a list of famous Japanese castles. The castles on the list were chosen based on their significance in culture, history, and in their regions by the Japanese Castle Foundation (日本城郭協会 Nihon Jōkaku Kyōkai) in 2006.

List by region

Hokkaidō

NamaPrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhoto
Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Site
根室半島チャシ跡群
HokkaidoNemuroFrom the 16C
to the 18C
Ainu people
Goryōkaku
五稜郭
HokkaidoHakodate1866Tokugawa shogunate
Matsumae Castle
松前城
HokkaidoMatsumae1606Matsumae Takahiro

Tōhoku region

NamaPrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhoto
Hirosaki Castle
弘前城
AomoriHirosaki1611Tsugaru Tamenobu
Tsugaru Nobuhira
Ne Castle
根城
AomoriHachinohe1334Moroyuki Nanbu
Morioka Castle
盛岡城
IwateMorioka1598Nanbu Nobunao
Sendai Castle
仙台城
MiyagiSendai1601Date Masamune
Taga Fort
多賀城
MiyagiTagajō724Ōno no Azumabito
Kubota Castle
久保田城
AkitaAkita1604Satake Yoshinobu
Yamagata Castle
山形城
YamagataYamagata1356Shiba Kaneyori
Nihonmatsu Castle
二本松城
FukushimaNihonmatsuMuromachi periodHatakeyama Mitsuyasu
Aizuwakamatsu Castle
会津若松城
FukushimaAizuwakamatsu1384Ashina Naomori
Komine Castle
小峰城
FukushimaShirakawa1340Yūki Chikatomo

Kantō region

NamaPrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhoto
Mito Castle
水戸城
IbarakiMito1198Baba Sukemoto
Banna-ji
鑁阿寺
TochigiAshikaga1196Minamoto no Yoshiyasu
Minowa Castle
箕輪城
GunmaTakasaki1512Nagano Narihisa
Kanayama Castle
金山城
GunmaŌta1469Iwamatsu Iezumi
Hachigata Castle
鉢形城
SaitamaYorii1476Nagao Kageharu
Kawagoe Castle
川越城
SaitamaKawagoe1457Uesugi Mochitomo
Sakura Castle
佐倉城
ChibaSakuraTenbun eraKashima Chikamiki
Edo Castle
江戸城
TokyoChiyoda1457Ōta Dōkan
Hachiōji Castle
八王子城
TokyoHachiōji1587Hōjō Ujiteru
Odawara Castle
小田原城
KanagawaOdawara1633Ōmori Yoriharu
Tsutsujigasaki Castle
躑躅ヶ崎館
YamanashiKōfu1519Takeda Nobutora
Kōfu Castle
甲府城
YamanashiKōfu1583Tokugawa Ieyasu
Matsushiro Castle
松代城
NaganoNagano1560Takeda Shingen
Ueda Castle
上田城
NaganoUeda1583Sanada Masayuki
Komoro Castle
小諸城
NaganoKomoro1554Takeda Shingen
Matsumoto Castle
松本城
NaganoMatsumoto1504Shimadachi Sadanaga
Takatō Castle
高遠城
NaganoMatsumoto??
Shibata Castle
新発田城
NiigataShibata1654?Shibata clan?
Kasugayama Castle
春日山城
NiigataJōetsuNanboku-chō periodNagao clan
Uesugi clan

Chūbu region

NamaPrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhoto
Takaoka Castle
高岡城
ToyamaTakaoka1609Maeda Toshinaga
Nanao Castle
七尾城
IshikawaNanao1429Hatakeyama Mitsunori
Kanazawa Castle
金沢城
IshikawaKanazawa1580Sakuma Morimasa
Maruoka Castle
丸岡城
FukuiSakai1576Shibata Katsutoyo
Ichijōdani Castle
一乗谷城
FukuiFukuiNanboku-chō periodAsakura clan
Iwamura Castle
岩村城
GifuEna1221Tōyama Kagetomo
Gifu Castle
岐阜城
GifuGifu1201Nikaidō Yukimasa
Yamanaka Castle
山中城
ShizuokaMishima1570Hōjō Ujiyasu
Sunpu Castle
駿府城
ShizuokaShizuoka1585Tokugawa Ieyasu
Kakegawa Castle
掛川城
ShizuokaKakegawa1487Asahina Yasuhiro
Inuyama Castle
犬山城
AichiInuyama1469Oda Hirochika
Nagoya Castle
名古屋城
AichiNagoya1609Tokugawa Ieyasu
Okazaki Castle
岡崎城
AichiOkazaki1452?Saigō clan
Nagashino Castle
長篠城
AichiShinshiro1508Suganuma Motonari
Iga Ueno Castle
伊賀上野城
MieIga1585Tsutsui Sadatsugu
Matsusaka Castle
松阪城
MieMatsusaka1588Gamō Ujisato

Kansai region

NamaPrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhoto
Odani Castle
小谷城
ShigaKohoku1516Azai Sukemasa
Hikone Castle
彦根城
ShigaHikone1622Ii Naokatsu
Azuchi Castle
安土城
ShigaŌmihachiman1576Oda Nobunaga
Kannonji Castle
観音寺城
ShigaŌmihachiman1487Rokkaku Ujiyori
Nijō Castle
二条城
KyotoKyoto1603Tokugawa Ieyasu
Osaka Castle
大坂城
OsakaOsaka1583Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Chihaya Castle
千早城
OsakaChihayaakasaka1332Kusunoki Masashige
Takeda Castle
竹田城
HyōgoAsago1431Yamana Sōzen
Sasayama Castle
篠山城
HyōgoSasayama1609Tokugawa Ieyasu
Akashi Castle
明石城
HyōgoAkashi1618Ogasawara Tadazane
Himeji Castle
姫路城
HyōgoHimeji1346Akamatsu Sadanori
Akō Castle
赤穂城
HyōgoAkō1483Oka Mitsuhiro
Takatori Castle
高取城
NaraTakatori1332Ochi Kunizumi
Wakayama Castle
和歌山城
WakayamaWakayama1586Toyotomi Hidenaga

Chūgoku region

NamaPrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhoto
Tottori Castle
鳥取城
TottoriTottori1555Yamana clan
Matsue Castle
松江城
ShimaneMatsue1611Horio Tadauji
Gassantoda Castle
月山富田城
ShimaneYasugi1185?Sasaki Yoshikiyo?
Tsuwano Castle
津和野城
ShimaneTsuwano1295Yoshimi Yoriyuki
Tsuyama Castle
津山城
OkayamaTsuyama1444Yamashina Tadamasa
Bitchū Matsuyama Castle
備中松山城
OkayamaTakahashi1240Akiba Shigenobu
Ki castle
鬼ノ城
OkayamaSōja7C?Yamato court?
Okayama Castle
岡山城
OkayamaOkayama1369Uwagami Takanao
Fukuyama Castle
福山城
HiroshimaFukuyama1622Mizuno Katsunari
Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle
吉田郡山城
HiroshimaAkitakata1336Mōri Tokichika
Hiroshima Castle
広島城
HiroshimaHiroshima1589Mōri Terumoto
Iwakuni Castle
岩国城
YamaguchiIwakuni1601Kikkawa Hiroie
Hagi Castle
萩城
YamaguchiHagi1604Mōri Terumoto

Shikoku region

NamaPrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhoto
Tokushima Castle
徳島城
TokushimaTokushima1585Hachisuka Iemasa
Takamatsu Castle
高松城
KagawaTakamatsu1590Ikoma Chikamasa
Marugame Castle
丸亀城
KagawaMarugameMuromachi periodNara Motoyasu
Imabari Castle
今治城
EhimeImabari1602Tōdō Takatora
Matsuyama Castle
松山城
EhimeMatsuyama1602Katō Yoshiaki
Yuzuki Castle
湯築城
EhimeMatsuyama14CKōno clan
Ōzu Castle
大洲城
EhimeŌzu1331Utsunomiya Toyofusa
Uwajima Castle
宇和島城
EhimeUwajima941Tachibana no Tōyasu
Kōchi Castle
高知城
KōchiKōchi1603Yamauchi Kazutoyo

Kyūshū region

NamaPrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhoto
Fukuoka Castle
福岡城
FukuokaFukuoka1601Kuroda Nagamasa
Echizen Ōno Castle
大野城
FukuokaŌnojō665?
Nagoya Castle
名護屋城
SagaKaratsu1591Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Yoshinogari site
吉野ヶ里遺跡
SagaYoshinogari
Kanzaki
Yayoi period?
Saga Castle
佐賀城
SagaSaga1602Nabeshima clan
Hirado Castle
平戸城
NagasakiHirado1599Matsura Shigenobu
Shimabara Castle
島原城
NagasakiShimabara1624Matsukura Shigemasa
Kumamoto Castle
熊本城
KumamotoKumamoto1467Ideta Hidenobu
Hitoyoshi Castle
人吉城
KumamotoHitoyoshiGenkyū eraSagara Nagayori
Funai Castle
府内城
ŌitaŌita1597Fukuhara Nagataka
Oka Castle
岡城 (豊後国)
ŌitaTaketa1185Ogata Koreyoshi
Obi Castle
飫肥城
MiyazakiNichinanSengoku periodTsuchimochi clan
Kagoshima Castle
鹿児島城
KagoshimaKagoshima1602Shimazu Iehisa
Nakijin Castle
今帰仁城
OkinawaNakijin13C?Haniji?
Nakagusuku Castle
中城城
OkinawaKitanakagusuku1440Gosamaru
Shuri Castle
首里城
OkinawaNaha14C?King of Chūzan

See also

Notes

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