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Asago, Hyogo
Takeda Castle
竹田城
On clear late-autumn mornings, only the stone walls on the summit rise above a sea of clouds.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 56CastleMountain
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Hyogo
兵庫県
Explore the castles and castle sites of Hyogo through photographs, municipalities and research status.
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Norio NAKAYAMACC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons
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Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo
Sasayama Castle
篠山城
The keep base was built, but a keep never stood on it.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 57CastleHilltop
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Akashi, Hyogo
Akashi Castle
明石城
From the station platform you can see two three-story turrets standing at either end of a long stone wall.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 58CastleHilltop
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Himeji, Hyogo
Himeji Castle
姫路城
A 400-year-old main keep and its three smaller keeps still stand linked by covered corridors, never burned by battle or by bombing.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 59CastleHilltop
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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.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 60CastleFlatland
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Toyooka, Hyogo
Izushi Castle
出石城
Next 100 Fine Castles No. 162CastleHilltop
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Tamba, Hyogo
Kuroi Castle
黒井城
Next 100 Fine Castles No. 163CastleMountain
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Sumoto, Hyogo
Sumoto Castle
洲本城
Next 100 Fine Castles No. 164CastleHilltop
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Sources checked
- Japanese Wikipedia, "List of castles in Japan" (prefecture section)
- Japanese Wikipedia, "Castles of Hyogo"
- Japanese Wikipedia category "Castles in Hyogo"
- Castle-related items on Wikidata
- OpenStreetMap historic=castle and related tags
- Japan Castle Foundation's 100 / Next 100 Fine Castles list
Sources to check next
- Prefectural survey reports on medieval and early-modern castle sites (Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Reports in Japan)
- Municipal lists of designated historic sites