Welcome to the Japanese Castle Explorer
Castles can be found with the Castle list or with the Interactive map
Japanese castles
What springs to mind when you think of a Japanese castle? Probably, you invisage moated compounds with tall & beautifully curved stone walls atop which would sit a wedding-cake-looking tower. While this is generally true, there existed a a great variety of castles & towers. Some were mighty, others humble, and others built for show. No matter the castle, each was unique and of course, fiercely practical.
Japanese castles and this website
This website deals mainly with castles that were built in the late 1500's - early 1600's as it is from this period where castle construction was at its peak. Even if you have seen just a handful of images of Japanese castles, it is almost a certainty that they originated from this period.
Castles are grouped in two ways, by condition & by region, both of which should prove useful for people wishing to visit them. So, if you are searching for Japan's original castles or perhaps you'll visit the island of Kyushu on your next trip, Japan's castles should be easy to find.
