Location List
95 potential locations in newly-arrived order.
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Gassan Toda Castle Ruins (Todajo Castle Site)Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture
A famous mountain castle in Japan, the Gassan Toda Castle served as the seat of the powerful Amago clan from 1396 to 1566. It was regarded as the most impregnable castle in all of Japan, but in 156...
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Tsuwano Castle RuinsKanoachi Gun, Shimane Prefecture
Tsuwano Castle was built on a mountain top overlooking the town in 1295. In the early 1600s, stone walls were added to the castle, but the main keep burnt down in 1686 after being struck by lightni...
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Tottori Castle RuinsTottori City, Tottori Prefecture
Tottori Castle was originally built in 1532 and served as the regional center of power during the Sengoku Period. During the Edo Period, it was owned by the Ikeda Clan. Today the stone walls and a ...
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Nakao Castle ParkNishisonogi Gun, Nagawaki Prefecture
The Nakao Castle Park is located at the former site of a mountaintop castle, the Nakao Castle. With the red bridge as its landmark, the park is full of flowers throughout the year and offers a magn...
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Hirado CastleHirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture
The castle was built in 1718 by Matsura Atsunobu, the sixth lord of Hirado. Although it was dismantled during the Meiji Restoration, the main keep of the castle (a.k.a. Kameoka Castle) stands on a ...
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Kitsuki Castle Town (Suya-no-Saka)Kitsuki City, Okita Prefecture
Located on Oita Prefecture's Kunisaki Peninsula around Kitsuki Castle, Kitsuki is said to be Japan’s smallest castle town. The city has two hills with a valley in between. There are two slopes, Suy...
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Fukue Castle (Ishida Castle) RuinsGoto City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Ishida Castle (a.k.a. Fukue Castle) is the remains of a castle structure in Goto, Nagasaki. The construction of the castle started in 1849 and was completed 15 year later in 1863, with more than 50...
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Yonago Castle RuinsYonago city, Tottori prefecture
Yonago Castle was built sometime in the late 15th century and became the leading fortification in the San-in region after additional constructions. It was built on top of Mt. Minato, a point of str...
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Ruins of Castle (Fortress) on Jigenji Temple Mountain Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture
On top of the mountain behind Jigenji Temple are ruins of a castle or a fortress believed to have been built as a temporary castle to attack Miki Castle. It is possible to reach the site by car, wh...
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Kaibara Jinya RuinsTamba City, Hyogo Prefecture
Jinya is a type of administrative headquarters in the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Edo Period. The Kaibara Jinya was built in 1714 as the residence for Kaibara's feudal clan lord (Nobunaga Oda's y...
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Kuroi Castle RuinsTamba City, Hyogo Prefecture
Was a mountain castle built on 356-meter Mt. Inokuchi during the Sengoku Period around 1334-1338. Kuruwas (castle compounds) on the mountain top are surrounded by sturdy stone walls.
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Tatsuno CastleTatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture
The corner towers, the gate in the stone wall, Honmaru Goten (palace), and other facilities have been restored.
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Shiromidai ParkHimeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
As the name Shiromidai (castle viewing base) suggests, an interesting view of the Himeji Castle can be seen from the park which has been designated as one of the 10 best places to view the Himeji C...
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Tsuneya Castle RuinsHimeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Ruins of a mountain castle built in mid-15th Century. Was designated a Historic Site of Himeji City in 1977.
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The Ohama BeachSumoto City, Hyogo Prefecture
The Ohama Beach (literally meaning “big beach”) is a white-sand beach in a traditional Japanese style with pine trees alongside the sand. The Sumoto Castle Ruins is on the mountain right behind th...
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Fukui Castle RuinsFukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Castle was built by Yuki Hideyasu, the first feudal lord of Fukui. During the Edo period, it prospered as the castle town of the Echizen Matsudaira family, the feudal lord of Fukui. Today, on...
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Maruoka CastleSakai City, Fukui Prefecture
The only place in the Hokuriku region where the castle keep is preserved. The castle keep is, however, the only major structure left standing and the former castle grounds surrounding the keep are ...
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Echizen Ono CastleOno City, Fukui Prefecture
Located in the Ono basin surrounded by mountains on all sides, Echizen Ono Castle was built from around 1575, taking 4 to 5 years until completion. The keep of the castle stands on the 249-meter Mo...
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Omoto Bishamonso, Mud-Plastered WallKameoka City, Kyoto
The building and the street lined with mud-plastered walls are often used in Samurai movies and drama series set in the Showa Period. The gate of the building was brought from the Kameyama Castle. ...
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Akashi CastleAkashi City, Hyogo Prefecture
Akashi Castle was an Edo period Japanese castle located in Akashi City, Hyōgo Prefecture. It underwent major repairs in 1739, and was largely demolished by the Meiji Government in 1874. The castle ...
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Furui Family Residence (Sen-nen-ya)Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Built in the late Muromachi Period (16th century), the former Furui Family Residence was used as a house until 1967. With thatched roof, it is built with a hip-and-gable construction. A large ston...
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Kanie Castle Ruins Park and remains of wellsKaniecho, Aichi Prefecture
Kanie castle is said to have been built when Hojo Tokito first built a fortress in1429. There were three inner citadels and three branch castles by the Warring States Period (Sengoku Period), but t...
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Himeji CastleHimeji City, Hyogo Prefecture
Akira Kurosawa's "Ran", "Kagemusha", and "007 You Only Live Twice" are the birthplace of many works. There are conditions for shooting.
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Ozu CastleOzu, Ozu, Ehime prefecture
The donjon, reportedly built during Keicho-era (1596 - 1614) was restored in 2004, employing the traditional construction techniques of those times. You must see the four turrets, designated as Imp...
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