Doi clan

Sakura, Chiba

Sakura Castle

佐倉城

A castle of earth and water, with no stone walls, whose lords included nine of the shogun's senior councilors.

Karatsu, Saga

Karatsu Castle

唐津城

With the hill jutting into the river mouth as its head and the beaches and pine groves on either side as wings, it is called "Dancing Crane Castle." The keep on the hilltop today is a 1966 mock keep; the Edo-period castle never had one.

Ōno, Fukui

Ōno Castle

越前大野城

On autumn-to-spring mornings, the castle town sinks beneath a sea of clouds and only the keep on Kameyama hill floats above it.

Toba, Mie

Toba Castle

鳥羽城