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Matsue, Shimane
Matsue Castle
松江城
Two prayer tablets dated "first month of Keicho 16" (early 1611) turned up, and that discovery helped make this keep a National Treasure.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 64CastleHilltop
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Shimane
島根県
Explore the castles and castle sites of Shimane through photographs, municipalities and research status.
44Candidates
34Confirmed
34Basic info
3In-depth
27Photo checked
3Visit info
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Yasugi, Shimane
Gassantoda Castle
月山富田城
From the lord's mid-slope palace to the summit runs a single steep switchback, Nanamagari, climbed under fire from above: the defenses of the Amago clan's impregnable mountain castle.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 65CastleMountain
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Tsuwano, Shimane
Tsuwano Castle
津和野城
On autumn and winter mornings, the red-tiled castle town sinks under fog while the high stone walls on the mountaintop float above it.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 66CastleMountain
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Hamada, Shimane
Hamada Castle
浜田城
Next 100 Fine Castles No. 170CastleHilltop
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Misato, Shimane
Aosugi Castle
青杉城
CastleMountain
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Iinan, Shimane
Akana Castle
赤穴城
CastleMountain
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Unnan, Shimane
Ushio Castle
牛尾城
CastleMountain
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Matsue, Shimane
Kumano Castle
熊野城
CastleMountain
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Matsue 7 castles
- Matsue Castle松江城In-depth articlePhotoCastle · Original keep
- Kumano Castle熊野城PhotoCastle · No keep recorded
- Shiroshikajo Castle白鹿城PhotoCastle · No keep recorded
- Niiyama Castle新山城PhotoCastle · No keep recorded
- Tamatsukuri Castle玉造要害山城PhotoCastle · No keep recorded
- Manganzi Castle満願寺城PhotoCastle · No keep recorded
- Arakuma Castle荒隈城Castle · No keep recorded
Yasugi 2 castles
Tsuwano 1 castles
Hamada 1 castles
Misato 1 castles
Iinan 1 castles
Unnan 4 castles
Okinoshima 1 castles
Izumo 5 castles
Masuda 2 castles
Ōnan 2 castles
Kawamoto 2 castles
Okuizumo 1 castles
Ōda 1 castles
Municipality not confirmed 3 castles
10 candidates under reviewNot yet confirmed as castle sites. No page yet.
三隅城Not confirmedWikipedia
周布城Not confirmedWikipedia
布部城Not confirmedWikipedia
日登城雲南市Wikipedia
本明城Not confirmedWikipedia
真木城Not confirmedWikipedia
磨石城雲南市Wikipedia
福光城大田市Wikipedia
藤掛城Not confirmedWikipedia
鵜の丸城大田市Wikipedia
Sources checked
- Japanese Wikipedia, "List of castles in Japan" (prefecture section)
- Japanese Wikipedia, "Castles of Shimane"
- Japanese Wikipedia category "Castles in Shimane"
- 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