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Takatori, Nara
Takatori Castle
高取城
On a 583-meter mountaintop once stood a keep and 27 white turrets, so bright from the town below that a folk song mistook them for snow.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 61CastleMountain
Japan Castle Atlas
Nara
奈良県
Explore the castles and castle sites of Nara through photographs, municipalities and research status.
69Candidates
42Confirmed
42Basic info
1In-depth
17Photo checked
1Visit info
Castles in photographs
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8-hachiroCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
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Yamatokōriyama, Nara
Kōriyama Castle
大和郡山城
Next 100 Fine Castles No. 165CastleHilltop
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Uda, Nara
Uda Matsuyama Castle
宇陀松山城
Next 100 Fine Castles No. 166CastleMountain
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Kashihara, Nara
Imanishi Family Residence
今西家住宅
Jin'ya
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Kanmaki, Nara
Kataoka Castle
片岡城
CastleHilltop
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Yamatokōriyama, Nara
Koizumi Castle
小泉城
CastleFlatland
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Heguri, Nara
Shigisan Castle
信貴山城
CastleMountain
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Yamatotakada, Nara
Takada Castle
高田城
CastleFlatland
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Takatori 2 castles
Yamatokōriyama 3 castles
Uda 2 castles
Kashihara 3 castles
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Yamatotakada 2 castles
Nara 12 castles
- Tatsuichi Castle辰市城PhotoCastle · No keep recorded
- Tamon'yama Castle多聞山城PhotoCastle
- Yagyū Jin'ya柳生陣屋PhotoJin'ya
- Obirao Castle大平尾城Castle
- Kubonoshō Castle窪之庄城Castle
- Saihōinzan Castle西方院山城Castle · No keep recorded
- Tsubaokami Castle椿尾上城Castle · No keep recorded
- Tsubaokami Castle椿尾上城Castle · No keep recorded
- Hachibuse Castle鉢伏城Castle
- Furuichi Castle古市城Castle
- Yagyū Castle柳生城Castle
- Mount Shiro城山 (奈良市)Castle
Katsuragi 3 castles
Tenri 5 castles
Municipality not confirmed 5 castles
Ikoma 2 castles
27 candidates under reviewNot yet confirmed as castle sites. No page yet.
平城宮へいじょうきゅう奈良市Wikipedia
三里城入口平群町OpenStreetMap
上狭川城（福智城）奈良市OpenStreetMap
下狭川上垣内城奈良市OpenStreetMap
下狭川下垣内城跡（佐野城跡）奈良市OpenStreetMap
下狭川城奈良市OpenStreetMap
下狭川城馬場奈良市OpenStreetMap
五条二見城Not confirmedWikipedia
佐紀城Not confirmedWikipedia
北村南城奈良市OpenStreetMap
北村城奈良市Wikipedia
北村西城奈良市OpenStreetMap
十兵衛山城奈良市OpenStreetMap
城鼻出城奈良市OpenStreetMap
大柳生城奈良市OpenStreetMap
宿院城Not confirmedWikipedia
平清水城跡（南城）奈良市OpenStreetMap
柳生古城奈良市OpenStreetMap
森屋城Not confirmedWikipedia
水間城奈良市OpenStreetMap
福智西城奈良市OpenStreetMap
興ヶ原城奈良市OpenStreetMap
藤尾城奈良市Wikipedia
誓多林城奈良市OpenStreetMap
赤阪城 入口平群町OpenStreetMap
超昇寺城Not confirmedWikipedia
須川城奈良市OpenStreetMap
Sources checked
- Japanese Wikipedia, "List of castles in Japan" (prefecture section)
- Japanese Wikipedia category "Castles in Nara"
- 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