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Nihonmatsu, Fukushima
Nihonmatsu Castle
二本松城
A medieval mountain stronghold and an Edo-period castle of stone walls sit layered on the very same hill.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 11CastleHilltop
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Katō clan
加藤氏
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Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima
Aizuwakamatsu Castle
会津若松城
The only castle in Japan today where you can see a keep roofed in red tiles.
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Ōzu, Ehime
Ōzu Castle
大洲城
Torn down in the Meiji era, the keep was rebuilt in wood in 2004, guided by old photographs and an Edo-period wooden model of its frame.
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Matsuyama, Ehime
Matsuyama Castle
松山城
The keep was finished the year after Perry's Black Ships arrived, and its roof tiles bear the hollyhock crest of the Tokugawa clan.
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Kumamoto
Kumamoto Castle
熊本城
From a walkway 6 meters above the ground, you look down on stone walls toppled by an earthquake and the repairs happening right now.
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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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Yonago, Tottori
Yonago Castle
米子城
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Yatsushiro, Kumamoto
Yatsushiro Castle
八代城
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Uda, Nara
Uda Matsuyama Castle
宇陀松山城
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Miharu, Fukushima
Miharu Castle
三春城
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Takashima, Shiga
Oomizo Castle
大溝城
CastleFlatland
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Shikokuchūō, Ehime
Kawanoe Castle
川之江城
CastleMountain
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Yatsushiro, Kumamoto
Mugishima Castle
麦島城
CastleFlatland
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Futtsu, Chiba
Sanuki Castle
佐貫城
CastleHilltop
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Yamato, Kumamoto
Higo Iwao Castle
岩尾城
CastleMountain
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Ehime
Masaki Castle
松前城
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Kōka, Shiga
Minakuchi Castle
水口城
CastleFlatland
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Aso, Kumamoto
Uchimaki Castle
内牧城
CastleFlatland
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Aso, Kumamoto
Uchimaki Castle
内牧城
CastleFlatland
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Tsuru, Yamanashi
Tanimura Castle
谷村城
CastleFlatland
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