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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.

Recent Updates

Jun 7 Comment System Upgrade
May 24 Four new castles around Sasayama Hyogo
May 16 10 Kyoto Castles Update May 2025
Mar 23 Hagi Castle & Hagi Castle Town Project
Jan 23 Bitchu Matsuyama Castle and Ohmatsuyama Castle Updates
... further results

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-Jcastle.info aims to be the most comprehensive guide to Japanese castles available in English. You can start by viewing profiles of the castles below.  [[Special:UserLogin | Login]] to record your castle visits or write pages of your own. </p>
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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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-I'm in the middle of rebuilding the Jcastle.info site due to some problems with my old server.  Here is the schedule of milestones. Most of the functional work is done, it's mainly cleaning things up and making a newer better design.
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