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Akita Castle Ruins

Ruins of the northernmost government fort of ancient Japan, seat of Dewa Province in the Nara period, with a rebuilt east gate and a Nara-period toilet.

Akita

Castle

Iyo-Matsuyama Castle

Hilltop castle in central Matsuyama with one of the twelve original castle keeps in Japan, completed in 1854, and 21 Important Cultural Properties.

Matsuyama · Ehime

Castle

Kaminoyama Castle

Local history museum in a castle-style building on the site of Kaminoyama Castle, a former Mogami clan stronghold pulled down by the shogunate in 1692.

Kaminoyama · Yamagata

Park & Garden

Gyokusen'inmaru Garden

A daimyo stroll garden in Kanazawa Castle Park, first laid out by the Maeda lords in 1634, with a waterfall set into a patterned stone wall, rebuilt in 2015.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Castle

Ono Castle Ruins (Shiroyama Park)

Castle ruins in Tokoname, a city historic site preserved as Shiroyama Park, with a shrine to the Saji clan and an observation deck over Ise Bay.

Tokoname · Aichi

Castle

Gassanhiwa Castle

Site of a medieval castle in Takajo, Miyakonojo, fought over for about 280 years by rival clans; the Takajo Historic Museum now stands in its moat.

Miyakonojo · Miyazaki

Museum

Kagoshima Prefecture History and Art Center Reimeikan

Prefectural museum of Kagoshima archaeology, history, folklore, and art and crafts, built on the site of the main enclosure of Kagoshima Castle.

Kagoshima

Castle

Aoba Castle (Sendai Castle)

Fortress without a traditional keep, reflecting Tokugawa political order and built as a luxurious residential palace to demonstrate authority and wealth.

Sendai · Miyagi

Historic Site

Morioka Castle Ruins

Castle ruins built in 1597 at a strategic river confluence, serving as a northern sentinel monitoring trade routes for over 700 years.

Morioka · Iwate

Castle

Shuri Castle

Royal palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom in Naha, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Seiden main hall burned in 2019 and reopens rebuilt on 2026/11/23.

Naha · Okinawa

Castle

Matsumae Castle

Japan's northernmost castle and its last traditional one, built 1850-1854 in southern Hokkaido as a defence against foreign pressure in the late Tokugawa era.

Matsumae · Hokkaido

Amusement Park

Ghibli Park

A 7.1-hectare theme park in Nagakute built around the worlds of Studio Ghibli films, with five themed zones and restaurants serving character-inspired food.

Nagakute · Aichi

Historic Site

Ichinomiya Castle Ruins

Ruins of a mountain castle founded in 1338 and abandoned in 1615, with stone walls, enclosures and moats left on the hills of Ichinomiya.

Tokushima

Castle

Toyama Castle

Castle site in central Toyama, founded in 1543, where a 1954 keep holds the city museum of the castle's history and the 1849 Chitose Gate stands.

Toyama

Castle

Kakunodate Castle Remains

Hilltop site of Kakunodate Castle above the old samurai town, held by the Tozawa clan in the Middle Ages and by the Ashina clan until 1620, now a park.

Semboku · Akita

Museum

Japan Toy Museum

Privately run museum near Himeji holding about 90,000 toys from 160 countries and regions, displayed in six traditional storehouse buildings.

Himeji · Hyogo

Historic Site

Takamatsu Castle

Sea castle on the Seto Inland Sea with three rings of seawater moats, counted among Japan's Three Great Water Castles, with four surviving castle buildings.

Takamatsu · Kagawa

Castle

Sunpu Castle

Historic castle rebuilt by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1585 on former Imagawa clan fortifications, now Sunpu Park with reconstructed towers and gates.

Shizuoka

Castle

Akita Castle Ruins

Ruins of the northernmost government fort of ancient Japan, seat of Dewa Province in the Nara period, with a rebuilt east gate and a Nara-period toilet.

Akita

Castle

Iyo-Matsuyama Castle

Hilltop castle in central Matsuyama with one of the twelve original castle keeps in Japan, completed in 1854, and 21 Important Cultural Properties.

Matsuyama · Ehime

Castle

Kaminoyama Castle

Local history museum in a castle-style building on the site of Kaminoyama Castle, a former Mogami clan stronghold pulled down by the shogunate in 1692.

Kaminoyama · Yamagata

Park & Garden

Gyokusen'inmaru Garden

A daimyo stroll garden in Kanazawa Castle Park, first laid out by the Maeda lords in 1634, with a waterfall set into a patterned stone wall, rebuilt in 2015.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Castle

Ono Castle Ruins (Shiroyama Park)

Castle ruins in Tokoname, a city historic site preserved as Shiroyama Park, with a shrine to the Saji clan and an observation deck over Ise Bay.

Tokoname · Aichi

Castle

Gassanhiwa Castle

Site of a medieval castle in Takajo, Miyakonojo, fought over for about 280 years by rival clans; the Takajo Historic Museum now stands in its moat.

Miyakonojo · Miyazaki

Museum

Kagoshima Prefecture History and Art Center Reimeikan

Prefectural museum of Kagoshima archaeology, history, folklore, and art and crafts, built on the site of the main enclosure of Kagoshima Castle.

Kagoshima

Castle

Aoba Castle (Sendai Castle)

Fortress without a traditional keep, reflecting Tokugawa political order and built as a luxurious residential palace to demonstrate authority and wealth.

Sendai · Miyagi

Historic Site

Morioka Castle Ruins

Castle ruins built in 1597 at a strategic river confluence, serving as a northern sentinel monitoring trade routes for over 700 years.

Morioka · Iwate

Castle

Shuri Castle

Royal palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom in Naha, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Seiden main hall burned in 2019 and reopens rebuilt on 2026/11/23.

Naha · Okinawa

Castle

Matsumae Castle

Japan's northernmost castle and its last traditional one, built 1850-1854 in southern Hokkaido as a defence against foreign pressure in the late Tokugawa era.

Matsumae · Hokkaido

Amusement Park

Ghibli Park

A 7.1-hectare theme park in Nagakute built around the worlds of Studio Ghibli films, with five themed zones and restaurants serving character-inspired food.

Nagakute · Aichi

Historic Site

Ichinomiya Castle Ruins

Ruins of a mountain castle founded in 1338 and abandoned in 1615, with stone walls, enclosures and moats left on the hills of Ichinomiya.

Tokushima

Castle

Toyama Castle

Castle site in central Toyama, founded in 1543, where a 1954 keep holds the city museum of the castle's history and the 1849 Chitose Gate stands.

Toyama

Castle

Kakunodate Castle Remains

Hilltop site of Kakunodate Castle above the old samurai town, held by the Tozawa clan in the Middle Ages and by the Ashina clan until 1620, now a park.

Semboku · Akita

Museum

Japan Toy Museum

Privately run museum near Himeji holding about 90,000 toys from 160 countries and regions, displayed in six traditional storehouse buildings.

Himeji · Hyogo

Historic Site

Takamatsu Castle

Sea castle on the Seto Inland Sea with three rings of seawater moats, counted among Japan's Three Great Water Castles, with four surviving castle buildings.

Takamatsu · Kagawa

Castle

Sunpu Castle

Historic castle rebuilt by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1585 on former Imagawa clan fortifications, now Sunpu Park with reconstructed towers and gates.

Shizuoka

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