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This is the new home of Jcastle info. It is still under development but all the castles, photos, users, user visited lists, comments and ratings have been migrated.  
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If you were a registered user of the old Jcastle.info you need to use the [[Special:PasswordReset | Forgot Your Password link]] to reset your password before logging in again. Your new Username is your short name or Nickname from Jcastle.info NOT the email address. If you have forgotten your nickname, you can look at the [[Special:ListUsers | user list]] to find it.  
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Jcastle.info strives to be the most comprehensive guide to Japanese castles available in English. You can start by viewing castles from the popular categories above. You will also find a wealth of information about Samurai Homes, castle structures, stone quarries and more. Be sure to check the Feature Articles for some in-depth explorations into Japanese history through the window of castle topics too.
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Start by using the [[Special:BrowseData/Castles|Castle Selector]] to search for castles or browse the [[map]].
Here is a rough plan for the upcoming enhancements. There are still many dead links and display problems I will also slowly correct as I work.


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Latest revision as of 08:25, 18 June 2025

Jcastle.info strives to be the most comprehensive guide to Japanese castles available in English. You can start by viewing castles from the popular categories above. You will also find a wealth of information about Samurai Homes, castle structures, stone quarries and more. Be sure to check the Feature Articles for some in-depth explorations into Japanese history through the window of castle topics too.



Recent Comments

ART commented on Kiyosu Castle (Jun 23, 2025)
I think there's still some nineties picture profiles left... I'll leave them for posterity.
Eric commented on Kiyosu Castle (Jun 23, 2025)
...and now I've deleted them too. Truly the end of an era. Maybe one day I'll visit again.
ART commented on Kiyosu Castle (Jun 23, 2025)
I took the liberty of switching the cover photo (please revert if too great a liberty!), replacing the 'FRIENDS' era one. There's a few relocated structures, mostly gates, from this site in the Nagoy…
ART commented on Kumamoto Castle (Jun 16, 2025)
Ahh i see a couple of different contributors. Thanks.
Eric commented on Kumamoto Castle (Jun 16, 2025)
"contributions from many years ago" - A few photos have details on the photo page if you click through. Non specified photos are from a JHS kid I used to correspond with but his mom didn't …