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23:33, 28 October 2025 ‎Hyogo Castle - First Prefectural Office (hist | edit) ‎[1,283 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Hyogo Castle - First Prefectural Office |Castle=Hyogo Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=初代県庁舎 |Subpage Order=1 }}")
13:52, 26 October 2025 ‎Takiyama Castle (Settsu) (hist | edit) ‎[5,042 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Takiyama Castle (Settsu) |Japanese Name=滝山城, 瀧山城 |Romaji Name=Takiyama-jo |Founder=Akamatsu Norimura; later rebuilt by Matsunaga Hisahide |Year Founded=1333; 1553 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches, stone walls |Time Required=150 mins |City=Kobe |Prefecture=Hyogo Prefecture |History=The earliest reference to Takiyama Castle dates to 1333, during the wars to restore...")
07:56, 26 October 2025 ‎Kakegawa Castle - Relocated Gates (hist | edit) ‎[1,525 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Relocated Gates |Castle=Kakegawa Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=掛川城移築門 |Subpage Order=217 |CastleSubpageText=text Gallery by ART. }}")
22:11, 21 October 2025 ‎Genkosha (hist | edit) ‎[1,446 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Samurai Homes |Castle=Tamaru Castle |English Name=Genkosha |Japanese Name=玄甲舎 |Year=1847 |Residence Type=Upper Class |Samurai Residence Designations=Local Historic Site |Samurai Residence Features=Garden, House, Warehouses |Visitor Information=open 9-1600; closed Tuesday; 200yen; closed 12/29-1/3 |Website=https://kizuna.town.tamaki.mie.jp/bunkasports/kanko/genkosha.html |City=Tamaki |Prefecture=Mie |GPSLocation=34.48822, 136.63522 |Visits=February 23, 2025 |Added...")
13:04, 17 October 2025 ‎Nakahata Jin'ya (Iwaki) (hist | edit) ‎[1,925 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Nakahata Jin'ya (Iwaki) |Japanese Name=磐城中畑陣屋 |Romaji Name=Iwaki-Nakahata-jin'ya |Founder=Matsudaira Yasuzumi |Year Founded=1837 |Castle Type=Flatland |Castle Condition=No main keep but other buildings |Historical Period=Edo Period |Artifacts=Relocated Shoin |Features=palace |Access=Nearest station is Yabuki Station on the Tōhoku Line |Visitor Information=Shoin: 9:00-16:30 |Time Required=30 mins |City=Yabuki |Prefecture=Fukushima Prefe...")
15:09, 12 October 2025 ‎Odani Castle - Jissain (hist | edit) ‎[1,467 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Odani Castle - Jissain |Castle=Odani Castle |Subpage Order=216 |CastleSubpageText=Jissain's main gate was originally built at Odanijō -- it is said. The gate was the uramon or karametemon (rear gate) of Odanijō, and now serves as the sanmon (main gate) of Jissain. Azai Nagamasa's sister, Shōankenkyūni (as a nun; originally Aku), supposedly ran Jissain as a nunnery. The temple's principal deity, Kannon, was also enshrined...")
20:59, 7 October 2025 ‎Kariya Castle - Relocated Structures (hist | edit) ‎[1,177 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Relocated Structures |Castle=Kariya Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=刈谷城移築建物 |Subpage Order=215 |CastleSubpageText=Kariyajō Tatsumi-yagura / Myōfukuji Rōmon (Hekinan, Aichi) 　刈谷城移築辰巳櫓・妙福寺楼門［愛知県碧南市］ It is said that the Tatsumi-yagura (southeast keep) from Kariya Castle was repurposed as the rōmon (pavilion gate) at Myōfukuji, a temple in downtown Hekinan. It seems to...")
11:06, 6 October 2025 ‎Ashikagashi Yakata - Domain School (hist | edit) ‎[4,904 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Domain School |Castle=Ashikagashi Yakata |CastleSubpageNameJse=足利学校 |Subpage Order=214 |CastleSubpageText=Ashikaga-Hankō / Ashikaga-Gakkō (Ashikaga, Tochigi) 　足利藩校足利学校　［栃木県足利市］　 The Ashikaga Gakkō (Ashikaga Academy) is a complex of Japan's oldest academic buildings. It was converted into a hankō (domain school) of Ashikaga Domain when hankō began to be established throughout...")
19:46, 4 October 2025 ‎Koubuntei Villa (hist | edit) ‎[1,653 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Samurai Homes |Castle=0 |English Name=Koubuntei Villa |Japanese Name=好文亭 |Year=1842; 1955 (reconstructed) |Residence Type=Daimyo |Samurai Residence Features=Gates, Garden, House |Visitor Information=9:00-16:30; ¥230 |Website=https://ibaraki-kairakuen.jp/kobuntei/ |City=Mito |Prefecture=Ibaraki Prefecture |Background=Tokugawa Nariaki, ninth lord of Mito Domain, constructed Kairakuen gardens in 1841. The garden is designed not unlike a modern park as it was built...")
21:22, 28 September 2025 ‎Onago Battery (hist | edit) ‎[1,352 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Onago Battery |Japanese Name=女台場 |Romaji Name=onago daiba |Founder=Choshu Domain |Year Founded=1850s |Castle Type=Hilltop |Castle Condition=Reconstructed main keep |Designations=National Historic Site |Historical Period=Edo Period |Access=Cycle or walk from downtown Hagi |Visitor Information=park, open any time |Time Required=15 mins |City=Hagi |Prefecture=Yamagata Prefecture |Notes=Only remnants of the Onago Battery remain today, but its ear...")
20:33, 28 September 2025 ‎Yagyu Castles, Chihaya Akasaka Forts, and Kaibara Jin'ya (hist | edit) ‎[1,346 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{news |NewsTitle=Yagyu Castles and the Chihaya Akasaka Forts |NewsDate=2025-09-28 |NewsBody=In September, I’ve added castle profiles for two historically rich—if not well known—regions. The Yagyu area in Nara Prefecture is home to three fortifications tied to the Yagyu clan, whose lineage can be traced at least as far back as the Nanbokucho Period. In the Edo Period, they rose to further fame as sword instructors to the Tokugawa shoguns. This castle set off...") originally created as "Yagyu Castles and the Chihaya Akasaka Forts"
16:58, 28 September 2025 ‎Tsuwano Castle - Domain School (hist | edit) ‎[2,939 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Domain School |Castle=Tsuwano Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=津和野藩校養老館 |Subpage Order=213 |CastleSubpageText=Tsuwano-hankō Yōrōkan (Tsuwano, Kanoashi, Shimane) 　津和野藩校養老館［島根県鹿足郡津和野町］ The Tsuwano domain school was a school for samurai youth in the castle-town of Tsuwano. The school's name was Yōrōkan, 'Hall of Nurturing to Growth' (although the modern term 'yōrō' can...")
16:51, 28 September 2025 ‎Takato Castle - Domain School (hist | edit) ‎[2,932 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Domain School |Castle=Takato Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=高遠藩校進徳館 |Subpage Order=212 |CastleSubpageText=Takatô-hankō Shintokukan (Takatô, Ina, Nagano)　　高遠藩校進徳館　［長野県伊那市高遠町］ Shintokukan, the hankō (samurai school) of the Takatô Domain, was established in 1860 by the last lord of Takatô-han, Naitō Yarinao. 'Shintokukan' means something like 'School of Advancing Virtue...")
08:27, 25 September 2025 ‎Takamatsu Castle - Sakuragomon (hist | edit) ‎[1,132 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Sakuragomon |Castle=Takamatsu Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=高松城桜御門 |Subpage Order=211 |CastleSubpageText=Takamatsu Castle: Sakuragomon (Takamatsu, Kagawa) 　高松城桜御門［香川県高松市］ I (ART) returned to Takamatsujō to see the then newly reconstructed Sakuragomon, a yaguramon (gatehouse), which was reconstructed in early 2022 using old photographs and maps as references. The Sakuragomon (‘Cherry...")
08:03, 25 September 2025 ‎Iga Ueno Castle - Domain School (hist | edit) ‎[1,002 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Domain School |Castle=Iga Ueno Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=伊賀上野城崇広堂 |Subpage Order=209 |CastleSubpageText=Sūkōdō (Iga, Mie) 　崇広堂［三重県伊賀市］ The Sūkōdō is a surviving hankō (samurai school) adjacent to Iga-Uenojō. It was established in 1821 as a branch school of the Yūzōkan, the Tsu-hankō established by Tōdō Takasawa. Sūkōdō refers to the school's main hall as well as the w...")
20:27, 24 September 2025 ‎Matsushiro Castle - Domain School (hist | edit) ‎[3,057 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Domain School |Castle=Matsushiro Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=松代藩校文武学校 |Subpage Order=208 |CastleSubpageText=Matsushiro-hankō Bunbu-gakkō (Matsushiro, Nagano) 　松代藩校・文武学校［長野県長野市松代町］ This gallery shows the Matsushiro Hankō (Domain School), where samurai youth were educated and trained in the arts, from swordsmanship and archery to literature and astronomy. The hank...")
19:43, 24 September 2025 ‎Mito Castle - Domain School (hist | edit) ‎[4,504 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Domain School |Castle=Mito Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=水戸藩校 |Subpage Order=207 |CastleSubpageText=Mito Hankō, Kōdōkan (Mito, Ibaraki) 　水戸藩校弘道館［茨城県水戸市］ The Mitogaku (Mito School) had immense importance in the creation of modern Japan and bringing about the Meiji Restoration; it was an ideological bulwark of Kokugaku (Nationalism) and Jukyō (Confucianism) erected against the defili...")
15:58, 23 September 2025 ‎Aizu Wakamatsu Castle - Domain School Nisshinkan (hist | edit) ‎[3,937 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Domain School Nisshinkan |Castle=Aizu Wakamatsu Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=会津若松藩校日新館 |Subpage Order=206 |CastleSubpageText=Aizu-Wakamatsu Hankō: Nisshinkan (Kawahigashi, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima) 　会津藩校日新館［福島県会津若松市河東町］ Nisshinkan is the clan school of Aizu. Clan schools were used to train elite youth in military and academic arts so as to better marshal the human...")
20:37, 22 September 2025 ‎Tsurugaoka Castle - Domain School (hist | edit) ‎[1,012 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Domain School |Castle=Tsurugaoka Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=庄内藩校 |Subpage Order=205 |CastleSubpageText=Shōnai Domain School: Chidōkan was the hankō (domain school) of the Shōnai Domain, ruled from Tsurugaoka Castle. Chidōkan was founded in 1805, and its halls were constructed in 1816 in the outer third bailey of Tsurugaokajō. Chidōkan’s consists of the kōdō (main lecture hall), oirinoma (classrooms), the s...")
19:44, 21 September 2025 ‎Terabe Castle - Relocated Structures (hist | edit) ‎[1,539 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Relocated Structures |Castle=Terabe Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=寺部城移築建物 |Subpage Order=204 |CastleSubpageText=TEXT Gallery by ART. }}")
16:12, 20 September 2025 ‎ART added 33 new castles across central Japan (hist | edit) ‎[920 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{news |NewsTitle=ART added 33 new castles across central Japan and Saitama |NewsDate=2025-09-20 |NewsBody=ART has added 33 more sites, spanning Awaji, Settsu, Omi, Kii, Ise (Mie), Owari and Musashi (Saitama) |CastlesReferenced=Iwakura Castle (Owari)|| Tsutsumihonji Castle|| Hongou Castle (Owari)|| Orido Castle|| Asano Castle|| Ohkusa Castle (Aichi)|| Kobayashi Castle (Owari)|| Shoubudake Castle|| Banba Castle|| Horishi Yakata (Omi)|| Doi Tono Yashiki|| Yagura Cas...")
14:55, 20 September 2025 ‎TestPage11 (hist | edit) ‎[14,136 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Matsunaga Hisahide: From Trader to Traitor== '''Of the back of the Miyoshi Nagayoshi article, another figure who keeps appearing in connection to Miyoshi and the lead up to Nobunaga's accession of the Kinai region is Matsunaga Hisahide. I really debated whether to break this one out or just add a few paragraphs to Miyoshi Nagayoshi's story but it's one of those that needed to be told as more than just a sidebar. ''' ===A Brief History=== (proposed only, outline fo...")
09:43, 20 September 2025 ‎Yousuitei Villa (hist | edit) ‎[2,668 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Samurai Homes |Castle=Wakayama Castle |English Name=Yousuitei Villa |Japanese Name=養翠亭・養翠園 |Year=1818 |Residence Type=Daimyo |Samurai Residence Designations=Registered Tangible Cultural Property |Samurai Residence Features=Garden, House |Visitor Information=9:00-17:00; ¥600 |Website=https://yosuien.com/ |City=Wakayama |Prefecture=Wakayama Prefecture |Background=Yōsui-en / Yōsui-tei (Nishihama, Wakayama) 　養翠園・養翠亭［和歌山県和歌...")
07:48, 20 September 2025 ‎Yamato Koriyama Castle - Restored Tenshudai (hist | edit) ‎[1,983 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Restored Tenshudai |Castle=Yamato Koriyama Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=大和郡山城天守台 |Subpage Order=203 |CastleSubpageText=This set shows the tenshudai (donjon platform), which was restored in 2017 following archaeological excavations. The public can now ascend the donjon platform, enjoying the displays, views, and fine masonry. It was great to finally get a good look at the ishigaki (stone-piled ramparts) of the tens...")
14:51, 19 September 2025 ‎Nagahama Castle - Relocated Structures (hist | edit) ‎[2,010 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Relocated Structures |Castle=Nagahama Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=長浜城移築建物 |Subpage Order=202 |CastleSubpageText=Nagahamajō: Relocated Gate at Chikuzen'in (Nagahama, Shiga) 　長浜城搦手門・竹善院山門［滋賀県長浜市］ The main gate of Chikuzen'in in downtown Nagahama is said to have originally been the karametemon (rear gate) of Nagahama Castle. It was relocated to the temple sometime after...")
20:54, 18 September 2025 ‎Kusunoki Yakata (hist | edit) ‎[1,913 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Shimo Akasaka Castle |Japanese Name=下赤坂城 |Founder=Kusunoki Masashige |Year Founded=1332 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Main Keep Structure=None |Access=Bus from Kawachinagano Station or Tondabayashi Station |Time Required=15 mins |City=Osaka |Prefecture=Osaka |Notes=When I visited, the road from the bus stop side of the ridge was closed for construction (see first photo above). There...")
19:57, 18 September 2025 ‎Sawayama Castle - Relocated Gates (hist | edit) ‎[3,205 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Relocated Gates |Castle=Sawayama Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=佐和山城の移築門 |Subpage Order=201 |CastleSubpageText=TEXT Gates x3 }}")
21:15, 15 September 2025 ‎Shimo Akasaka Castle (hist | edit) ‎[1,928 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Shimo Akasaka Castle |Japanese Name=下赤坂城 |Romaji Name=Chihaya-jo |Founder=Kusunoki Masashige |Year Founded=1332 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Designations=Top 100 Castles, Top 100 Mountaintop Castles, National Historic Site |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Main Keep Structure=None |Features=trenches |Access=Bus from Kawachinagano Station or Tondabayashi Station |Visitor Information=Always open/free |Time Required=...")
21:13, 15 September 2025 ‎Kami Akasaka Castle (hist | edit) ‎[1,692 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Kami Akasaka Castle |Contributor=Eric }}")
07:18, 11 September 2025 ‎Jurakudai - Myokakuji Sanmon Gate (hist | edit) ‎[467 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Myokakuji Sanmon Gate |Castle=Jurakudai |CastleSubpageNameJse=聚楽第移築門・妙覚寺山門 |Subpage Order=999 |CastleSubpageText=TEXT Gallery by ART. }}")
08:50, 9 September 2025 ‎SupportJcastle (hist | edit) ‎[2,442 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "= Disclosure About Site Support = This site is '''ad-light by choice'''. If you’d like to help with hosting and research costs, please consider one of the options below: * www.amazon.co.jp/?tag=YOUR_AMAZON_TAG Amazon.co.jp * www.amazon.com/?tag=YOUR_AMAZON_TAG Amazon.com * https://ko-fi.com/guidetojapanesecastles48058 Buy me a coffee * {{#Widget:BuyCoffee}} As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. == Why I’m Asking for Support == You may have not...")
21:41, 8 September 2025 ‎Hokoji Castle (hist | edit) ‎[2,387 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Hokoji Castle |Japanese Name=法光寺城 |Romaji Name=Hokoji-jo |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches |Access=Sasayamaguchi |Visitor Information=Mountains, no trails nor signs |Time Required=60mins |City=Sasayama |Prefecture=Hyogo Prefecture |Year Visited=2024 |AddedJcastle=2025 |Contributor=Eric }}")
20:43, 5 September 2025 ‎Minato Goten (hist | edit) ‎[3,206 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Samurai Homes |Castle=Wakayama Castle |English Name=Minato Goten |Japanese Name=湊御殿 |Year=1834 |Residence Type=Daimyo |Samurai Residence Designations=Registered Tangible Cultural Property |Samurai Residence Features=Gates, House |Visitor Information=9:00-17:00 (paid entry to garden; ¥600) |Website=http://wakayamacity-bunkazai.jp/minatogoten/ |City=Wakayama |Prefecture=Wakayama |Background=Minato-goten ('Port Palace') is a daimyō bukeyashiki (samurai residence)...")
19:45, 5 September 2025 ‎Wakayama Castle - Honmaru Goten Daidokoro (hist | edit) ‎[1,673 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Honmaru Goten Daidokoro |Castle=Wakayama Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=和歌山城移築本丸御殿台所 |Subpage Order=155 |CastleSubpageText=TEXT Gallery by ART. }}")
20:16, 3 September 2025 ‎Shirakawa Castle (hist | edit) ‎[2,649 bytes] ‎AnneMcL (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Shirakawa Castle |Japanese Name=白川城 |Alternate Names=Karame Castle, Yūki-Shirakawa Castle |Founder=Yūki Yuhiro |Year Founded=1331 (estimate) |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Designations=National Historic Site |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches, walls |Access=Shirakawa Station on the JR Tohoku Line. It's a 3km walk from the station, fairly flat, takes about 40 minutes. There are buses from Shirakawaek...")
21:42, 31 August 2025 ‎Yagyu Karo Yashiki (hist | edit) ‎[1,412 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Samurai Homes |Castle=Yagyu Jin'ya |Contributor=Eric }}")
20:38, 31 August 2025 ‎Takayama Castle (Hida) - Relocated Structures (hist | edit) ‎[276 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Relocated Structures |Castle=Takayama Castle (Hida) |CastleSubpageNameJse=飛騨高山城移築建物・石垣 |Subpage Order=210 |CastleSubpageText=TEXT }}")
18:58, 31 August 2025 ‎Yagyu Jin'ya (hist | edit) ‎[2,747 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Yagyu Jin'ya |Japanese Name=柳生陣屋 |Romaji Name=Yagyū Jin’ya |Founder=Yagyū Munenori |Year Founded=1642 |Castle Type= |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Edo Period |Access=Yagyu Bus Stop (Nara Kotsu Bus from Kintetsu Nara Station); 10 min walk |Visitor Information=Historic park with explanatory signs |Time Required=20–30 mins |City=Nara |Prefecture=Nara Prefecture |Notes=The site of Yagyu Jin’ya is located on a small plat...")
18:01, 31 August 2025 ‎Iwaki Taira Castle - Relocated Gates (hist | edit) ‎[2,677 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Relocated Gates |Castle=Iwaki Taira Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=磐城平城移築門 |Subpage Order=200 |CastleSubpageText=TEXT monx3 Gallery by ART }}")
17:07, 31 August 2025 ‎Yagyu Castle (hist | edit) ‎[3,645 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Yagyu Castle |Japanese Name=柳生城 |Romaji Name=Yagyū-jō |Founder=Yagyū family |Year Founded=Early 1500s (Tembun era c.1530–1540) |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins Only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=Earthen embankments, horikiri, kuruwa, wells |Access=Yagyu Bus Stop (Nara Kotsu Bus from Kintetsu Nara Station); 10 min walk to Hōtoku-ji Temple and trail up to the castle |Visitor Information=Steep hiking paths, te...")
16:01, 31 August 2025 ‎Yagyu Furushiro Castle (hist | edit) ‎[2,485 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Yagyu Furushiro Castle |Japanese Name=柳生古城 |Romaji Name=yagyu furushiro |Founder=Matsunaga Hisahide |Year Founded=1558-1570 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches |City=Nara |Prefecture=Nara Prefecture |History=Local legend (and a sign at the site) attribute the castle to the Nanbokucho Period when emperor Go-Daigo sought refuge at Kasagidera during the Genko War. However,...")
07:19, 31 August 2025 ‎Matsugashima Castle - Relocated Structures (hist | edit) ‎[1,653 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Relocated Structures |Castle=Matsugashima Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=松ヶ島城移築建物 |Subpage Order=190 |CastleSubpageText=TEXT (to include: shoin, gate) Gallery by ART. }}")
07:09, 31 August 2025 ‎Kanbe Castle - Relocated Structures (hist | edit) ‎[2,695 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Relocated Structures |Castle=0 |CastleSubpageNameJse=神戸城移築建物 |Subpage Order=180 |CastleSubpageText=TEXT. (To include: relocated taiko-yagura, teahouse, & gates x2) Gallery by ART. }}")
07:41, 30 August 2025 ‎Tamaru Castle - Relocated Structures (hist | edit) ‎[4,839 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Relocated Structures |Castle=Tamaru Castle |CastleSubpageNameJse=田丸城現存移築建物 |CastleSubpageText=TEXT. Gallery by ART. (To include sannomaru goten, Fujimimon, Tenrinji gate, Machikado museum gate and storehouse, Tamaru-jinja storehouse, &c.) }}")
13:40, 28 August 2025 ‎Kuwana Castle - Relocated Structures (hist | edit) ‎[3,056 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Relocated Structures |Castle=Kuwana Castle |Subpage Order=170 |CastleSubpageText=This gallery covers relocated structures from Kuwana Castle. Gallery by ART. Relocated Shoin / Genkan at Jōsenbō (Asahi, Mie) There is a temple called Jōsenbō in Asahi Township, Mie County, with a building relocated from Kuwanajō. A goten (palace) hall from the castle's third bailey was relocated here. It consists of a genkan (entrance po...")
12:01, 27 August 2025 ‎Yoshida Castle - Relocated Structures (hist | edit) ‎[970 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CastleSubpage |CastleSubpageNameEnglish=Relocated Structures |Castle=Yoshida Castle |Subpage Order=140 |CastleSubpageText=Honkōji, a temple in Washiźu Township, Kosai Municipality, has extant relocated structures from Yoshida Castle. The temple's sōmon (general gate) and shoin (palatial halls including drawing room) were donated to the temple in 1674 by the lord of Okazaki Castle, Ogasawara Naganori. Many relocated castle structures were moved in the early Meiji per...")
18:04, 25 August 2025 ‎GeoJson:MiyoshiInfluence (hist | edit) ‎[1,681 bytes] ‎Eric (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "title": "Yamashiro Province", "stroke": "#555555", "stroke-width": 2, "stroke-opacity": 1, "fill": "#ff7800", "fill-opacity": 0.3 }, "geometry": { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [ [135.6, 35.0], [135.8, 35.0], [135.8, 34.9], [135.6, 34.9], [135.6, 35.0]...") originally created as "Data:MiyoshiInfluence"
13:35, 25 August 2025 ‎Nishi Hirose Castle (hist | edit) ‎[4,330 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Nishi Hirose Castle |Japanese Name=西広瀬城 |Romaji Name=Nishi-Hirosejō |Founder=Sakuma Nobunao |Year Founded=1530 |Castle Type=Hilltop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Dorui |Features=trenches |Access=Bus from Toyota-shi Station |Visitor Information=24/7 free; mountain |Time Required=45 mins |City=Toyota |Prefecture=Aichi Prefecture |Notes=Nishi-Hirosejō is a hirayamajiro (hill-and-plains castle) ruin...")
13:29, 25 August 2025 ‎Higashi Hirose Castle (hist | edit) ‎[3,871 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Higashi Hirose Castle |Japanese Name=東広瀬城 |Romaji Name=Higashi-Hirosejō |Founder=Kojima Takanori |Year Founded=1342 |Castle Type=Hilltop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Artifacts=Dorui |Access=Bus from Toyota-shi Station |Visitor Information=24/7 free; park |Time Required=30 mins |City=Toyota |Prefecture=Aichi Prefecture |Notes=Higashi-Hirosejō is a hirayamajiro (hill-and-plains castle) ruin in Higashi-Hiro...")
16:46, 24 August 2025 ‎Hiromi Castle (hist | edit) ‎[4,846 bytes] ‎ART (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Castle |English Name=Hiromi Castle |Japanese Name=広見城 |Romaji Name=Hiromijō |Founder=Nakajō Hidemasa |Year Founded=c.1573 |Castle Type=Mountaintop |Castle Condition=Ruins only |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period |Features=trenches, stone walls |Access=Sasabara Station on the Aichi Loop Line; walk 25 mins to trailhead |Visitor Information=24/7 free; mountain |Time Required=120 mins |City=Toyota |Prefecture=Aichi Prefecture |Notes=Hiromijō is a yamajiro (mountaint...")