Japan Castle Atlas

Asano clan

浅野氏

Builder and lord records come from the Japan Castle Foundation list and Japanese Wikipedia.

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Wakayama, Wakayama

Wakayama Castle

和歌山城

A covered bridge with a roof and walls crosses the moat at a slant, built so the lord and the women of his household could pass unseen.

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LordRecord source: jokaku

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Hiroshima

Hiroshima Castle

広島城

The keep felled by the atomic bomb was rebuilt in concrete as a symbol of recovery. In 2026 that keep closed its doors, and the city is now studying a rebuild in wood.

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LordRecord source: jokaku

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Kofu, Yamanashi

Maizuru Castle Park

甲府城

Kofu Station itself stands on the site of one of the castle's enclosures.

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Akō, Hyogo

Akō Castle

赤穂城

In the main enclosure, the floor plan of the palace where Oishi Kuranosuke and the Ako retainers of the Chushingura story gathered is laid out on the ground.

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LordRecord source: jokaku