Home

Jcastle.info aims 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, Edo Castle Stone Quarries, and the various structures found at castles.

Recent Updates

Sep 28 Yagyu Castles, Chihaya Akasaka Forts, and Kaibara Jin'ya
Sep 20 ART added 33 new castles across central Japan
Jul 29 31 new profiles from ART for Gifu Prefecture
Jul 19 Battle of Shizugatake Feature + 17 new castles
Jul 8 34 new profiles from ART for Shizuoka and Yamanashi
... further results

• Popular Categories

• Original Castles
• Top 100 Castles
• Added in 2023
• Map of all Castles
• Tokyo area castles
• Kyoto/Osaka area castles
• All castles

Jcastle: Guide to Japanese Castles

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" data-name="bmc-button" data-slug="jcastle" data-color="#ffffff" data-emoji="☕" data-font="Cookie" data-text="Buy me a coffee" data-outline-color="#000000" data-font-color="#000000" data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" ></script>