Inaba clan

Odawara, Kanagawa

Odawara Castle

小田原城

To face Toyotomi Hideyoshi, its lords wrapped the whole town, not just the castle, in 9 km of moats and earthen walls.

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.

Tamaki, Mie

Tamaru Castle

田丸城

A fort founded by a Southern Court noble was rebuilt by Nobunaga's second son with a three-tiered keep, and its stone base still crowns the hill.

Usuki, Oita

Usuki Castle

臼杵城

The Christian daimyo Otomo Sorin turned an entire rocky island in the sea into his castle; today only its sheer rock faces, rising from the middle of town, recall that it was once an island.

Gujō, Gifu

Gujō Hachiman Castle

郡上八幡城

A wooden keep built in 1933, modeled on Ogaki Castle before the war destroyed it, still stands on the mountaintop.

Jōetsu, Niigata

Takada Castle

高田城

Built in under four months, this huge castle had neither a keep nor stone walls; it was made of earth.

Kyoto

Yodo Castle

淀城

Gifu

Kodera Castle

小寺城

Seki, Gifu

Hitotsuyanagi Castle

一柳城

Ibigawa, Gifu

Ibi Castle

揖斐城

Motosu, Gifu

Karumi Nishi Castle

軽海西城