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Nagano, Nagano
Matsushiro Castle
松代城
Takeda Shingen built it as his front line in the Kawanakajima wars, and the Sanada family later lived here for 250 years.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 24CastleFlatland
Japan Castle Atlas
Nagano
長野県
Explore the castles and castle sites of Nagano through photographs, municipalities and research status.
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121Confirmed
121Basic info
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Ueda, Nagano
Ueda Castle
上田城
This is the Sanada clan's castle that twice drove back Tokugawa armies, yet the turrets standing today were built after the Sanada had gone.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 25CastleFlatland
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Komoro, Nagano
Komoro Castle
小諸城
To reach this castle you walk down from the town, not up: Komoro is a "hole castle."
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 26CastleHilltop
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Matsumoto, Nagano
Matsumoto Castle
松本城
A black keep built for war is joined to a red-railed moon-viewing turret built in a time of peace.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 27CastleFlatland
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Ina, Nagano
Takatō Castle
高遠城
A castle site with no keep and no tall stone walls, filled instead with 1,500 cherry trees of a single variety.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 28CastleHilltop
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Saku, Nagano
Tatsuoka Castle
龍岡城
Next 100 Fine Castles No. 127CastleFlatland
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Suwa, Nagano
Takashima Castle
高島城
Next 100 Fine Castles No. 128CastleFlatland
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Omi, Nagano
Aoyagi Castle
青柳城
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Nagano 14 castles
- Matsushiro Castle松代城In-depth articlePhotoCastle
- Asahiyama Castle旭山城PhotoCastle · No keep recorded
- Katsurayama Castle葛山城PhotoCastle
- Kurita Castle栗田城PhotoCastle
- Naganuma Castle長沼城PhotoCastle · No keep recorded
- Yokoyama Castle横山城PhotoCastle
- Jōyama Park城山公園PhotoCastle
- Ōmine Castle大峰城Castle
- Shiozaki Castle塩崎城Castle
- Shiozaki Shin Castle塩崎新城Castle · No keep recorded
- Haruyama Castle春山城Castle
- Makinoshima Castle牧之島城Castle
- Yokota Castle横田城Castle
- Yoshikubo Castle吉窪城Castle
Ueda 6 castles
Komoro 1 castles
Matsumoto 7 castles
Ina 3 castles
Saku 7 castles
Suwa 3 castles
Omi 2 castles
Chikuma 8 castles
Iijima 1 castles
Iida 6 castles
Iiyama 1 castles
Chino 1 castles
Sakae 3 castles
Minamiaiki 1 castles
Nakagawa 1 castles
Municipality not confirmed 29 castles
- Shinano Kasumi Castle霞城PhotoCastle
- Sanada-shi Yakata真田氏館PhotoFortified residence (yakata)
- Hirase Castle平瀬城PhotoCastle
- Myōgisan Castle妙義山城PhotoCastle
- Murai Castle村井城PhotoCastle
- Motodoyama Castle髻山城PhotoCastle
- Warigatake Castle割ヶ嶽城PhotoCastle · No keep recorded
- Amari Castle尼巌城Castle
- Aramachi Jin'ya荒町陣屋Jin'ya
- Shinano Inoue Castle井上城Castle · No keep recorded
- Iwamurada Jin'ya岩村田陣屋Jin'ya
- Oka Castle岡城Castle
- Katakiri Castle片切城Castle
- Katagiri Jin'ya片桐陣屋Jin'ya
- Karida Castle雁田城Castle
- Kisozaimokubugyōsho木曾材木奉行所Jin'ya
- Kiyotaki Castle清滝城Castle
- Shiojiri Jin'ya塩尻陣屋Jin'ya
- Suda Castle須田城Castle
- Michimoto Castle道本城Castle
- Todoroki Castle等々力城Castle
- Nakanojō Jin'ya中之条陣屋Jin'ya
- Nakano Jin'ya中野陣屋Jin'ya
- Maeyama Castle前山城Castle
- Mamabeshi Yakata真々部氏館Fortified residence (yakata)
- Mikage Jin'ya御影陣屋Jin'ya
- Muroga Castle室賀城Castle
- Yamabuki Jin'ya山吹陣屋Jin'ya
- Washio Castle鷲尾城Castle
Azumino 5 castles
Nakano 3 castles
Nagiso 1 castles
Kiso 1 castles
Takamori 1 castles
Iizuna 1 castles
Takagi 1 castles
Minowa 3 castles
Ōshika 1 castles
Matsukawa 4 castles
Anan 1 castles
Suzaka 1 castles
Nagawa 1 castles
Ogawa 1 castles
Ōmachi 1 castles
Shimojō 1 castles
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Sources checked
- Japanese Wikipedia, "List of castles in Japan" (prefecture section)
- Japanese Wikipedia category "Castles in Nagano"
- 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