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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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Jthaas commented on
Shiwa Castle
(Jul 21, 2025)
I don’t have anything to add to the excellent information from ART - but I did want to celebrate visiting my castle #100! It was a clear summer day and I had the site mostly to myself. The size of it…
Anonymous commented on
Kuno Castle
(Jul 20, 2025)
Thanks for this information. It is really helpful and I can more information about Kuno Castle.
ART commented on
Tenjin'yama Castle (Musashi)
(Jul 5, 2025)
This site is definitely a decenet yamajiro site in its own right. There's a whole outer bailey complex i didn't know about at the time. I found this fantastic guide to these ruins here: https://saich…
ART commented on
Narumi Castle
(Jun 30, 2025)
Narumijō is a hirayamajiro (hilltop-and-plain castle) ruin in the Narumi community (it seems Narumi was once a larger township) of Midori Ward, Nagoya Municipality. The site is now mostly developed o…
ART commented on
Kiyosu Castle
(Jun 23, 2025)
I think there's still some nineties picture profiles left... I'll leave them for posterity.
