100 Fine Castles of Japan

List of cultural and historical castles in Japan thumb|300px|Himeji Castle The castles in Top 100 Japanese Castles or 100 Fine Castles of Japan 日本百名城 Nihon Hyaku-Meijō were chosen based on their significance in culture, history, and in their regions by the Japanese Castle Association 日本城郭協会 Nihon Jōkaku Kyōkai in 2006.http://jokaku.jp/japan-top-100-castles/ 日本100名城 2007 日本城郭協会 ja 3 April 2023 28 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220928025451/http://jokaku.jp/japan-top-100-castles/ dead In 2017, the Japanese Castle Association created an additional finest 100 castles list as Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.http://jokaku.jp/japan-top-100-castles/best-100-castles-of-japan-2nd-selection/ 続日本100名城 29 November 2017 日本城郭協会 ja 25 July 2019 2 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191202170315/http://jokaku.jp/japan-top-100-castles/best-100-castles-of-japan-2nd-selection/ dead Hokkaidō NamePrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhotoNemuro Peninsula Chashi Site根室半島チャシ跡群HokkaidoNemuroFrom the 16Cto the 18CAinu peopleアイヌ民族100pxGoryōkaku五稜郭HokkaidoHakodate1866Tokugawa shogunate徳川軍和新政府軍100pxMatsumae Castle松前城HokkaidoMatsumae1606Matsumae Takahiro松前 崇広100px Tōhoku region NamePrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhotoHirosaki Castle弘前城AomoriHirosaki1611Tsugaru Tamenobu津軽為信Tsugaru Nobuhira津軽信枚100pxNe Castle根城AomoriHachinohe1334Moroyuki Nanbu南部師行100pxMorioka Castle盛岡城IwateMorioka1598Nanbu Nobunao南部信直100pxSendai Castle仙台城MiyagiSendai1601Date Masamune伊達政宗100pxTaga Fort多賀城MiyagiTagajō724Ōno no Azumabito小野東人100pxKubota Castle久保田城AkitaAkita1604Satake Yoshinobu佐竹義宣100pxYamagata Castle山形城YamagataYamagata1356Shiba Kaneyori斯波 兼頼100pxNihonmatsu Castle二本松城FukushimaNihonmatsuMuromachi periodHatakeyama Mitsuyasu100pxTsuruga Castle鶴ヶ城FukushimaAizuwakamatsu1384Ashina Naomori蘆名直盛100pxKomine Castle小峰城FukushimaShirakawa1340Yūki Chikatomo100px Kantō and Kōshin'etsu region NamePrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhotoMito Castle水戸城IbarakiMito1198Baba Sukemoto100pxBanna-ji鑁阿寺TochigiAshikaga1196Minamoto no Yoshiyasu源義康100pxMinowa Castle箕輪城GunmaTakasaki1512Nagano Narihisa100pxKanayama Castle金山城GunmaŌta1469Iwamatsu Iezumi ja 岩松家純岩松家純100pxHachigata Castle鉢形城SaitamaYorii1476Nagao Kageharu長尾景春100pxKawagoe Castle川越城SaitamaKawagoe1457Uesugi Mochitomo上杉持朝100pxSakura Castle佐倉城ChibaSakuraTenbun eraKashima Chikamiki100pxEdo Castle江戸城TokyoChiyoda1457Ōta Dōkan太田道灌100pxHachiōji Castle八王子城TokyoHachiōji1587Hōjō Ujiteru北条氏照100pxOdawara Castle小田原城KanagawaOdawara1633Ōmori Yoriharu大森頼春100pxTsutsujigasaki Castle躑躅ヶ崎館YamanashiKōfu1519Takeda Nobutora武田信虎100pxKōfu Castle甲府城YamanashiKōfu1583Tokugawa Ieyasu徳川家康100pxMatsushiro Castle松代城NaganoNagano1560Takeda Shingen武田信玄100pxUeda Castle上田城NaganoUeda1583Sanada Masayuki真田昌幸100pxKomoro Castle小諸城NaganoKomoro1554Takeda Shingen武田信玄100pxMatsumoto Castle松本城NaganoMatsumoto1504Shimadachi Sadanaga100pxTakatō Castle高遠城NaganoIna??100pxShibata Castle新発田城NiigataShibata1654?Shibata clan?100pxKasugayama Castle春日山城NiigataJōetsuNanboku-chō periodNagao clanUesugi clan100px Hokuriku region NamePrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhotoTakaoka Castle高岡城ToyamaTakaoka1609Maeda Toshinaga100pxNanao Castle七尾城IshikawaNanao1429Hatakeyama Mitsunori100pxKanazawa Castle金沢城IshikawaKanazawa1580Sakuma Morimasa100pxMaruoka Castle丸岡城FukuiSakai1576Shibata Katsutoyo100pxIchijōdani Castle一乗谷城FukuiFukuiNanboku-chō periodAsakura clan100px Tōkai region NamePrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhotoIwamura Castle岩村城GifuEna1221Tōyama Kagetomo100pxGifu Castle岐阜城GifuGifu1201Nikaidō Yukimasa100pxYamanaka Castle山中城ShizuokaMishima1570Hōjō Ujiyasu100pxSunpu Castle駿府城ShizuokaShizuoka1585Tokugawa Ieyasu100pxKakegawa Castle掛川城ShizuokaKakegawa1487Asahina Yasuhiro100pxInuyama Castle犬山城AichiInuyama1469Oda Hirochika100pxNagoya Castle名古屋城AichiNagoya1609Tokugawa Ieyasu100pxOkazaki Castle岡崎城AichiOkazaki1452?Saigō clan100pxNagashino Castle長篠城AichiShinshiro1508Suganuma Motonari100pxIga Ueno Castle伊賀上野城MieIga1585Tsutsui Sadatsugu100pxMatsusaka Castle松阪城MieMatsusaka1588Gamō Ujisato100px Kansai region NamePrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhotoOdani Castle小谷城ShigaKohoku1516Azai Sukemasa100pxHikone Castle彦根城ShigaHikone1622Ii Naokatsu100pxAzuchi Castle安土城ShigaŌmihachiman1576Oda Nobunaga100pxKannonji Castle観音寺城ShigaŌmihachiman1487Rokkaku Ujiyori100pxNijō Castle二条城KyotoKyoto1603Tokugawa Ieyasu100pxOsaka Castle大坂城OsakaOsaka1583Toyotomi Hideyoshi100pxChihaya Castle千早城OsakaChihayaakasaka1332Kusunoki Masashige100pxTakeda Castle竹田城HyōgoAsago1431Yamana Sōzen100pxSasayama Castle篠山城HyōgoSasayama1609Tokugawa Ieyasu100pxAkashi Castle明石城HyōgoAkashi1618Ogasawara Tadazane100pxHimeji Castle姫路城HyōgoHimeji1346Akamatsu Sadanori100pxAkō Castle赤穂城HyōgoAkō1483Oka Mitsuhiro100pxTakatori Castle高取城NaraTakatori1332Ochi Kunizumi100pxWakayama Castle和歌山城WakayamaWakayama1586Toyotomi Hidenaga100px Chūgoku region NamePrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhotoTottori Castle鳥取城TottoriTottori1555Yamana clan100pxMatsue Castle松江城ShimaneMatsue1611Horio Tadauji100pxGassantoda Castle月山富田城ShimaneYasugi1185?Sasaki Yoshikiyo?100pxTsuwano Castle津和野城ShimaneTsuwano1295Yoshimi Yoriyuki100pxTsuyama Castle津山城OkayamaTsuyama1444Yamashina Tadamasa100pxBitchū Matsuyama Castle備中松山城OkayamaTakahashi1240Akiba Shigenobu100pxKi castle鬼ノ城OkayamaSōja7C?Yamato court?100pxOkayama Castle岡山城OkayamaOkayama1369Uwagami Takanao100pxFukuyama Castle福山城HiroshimaFukuyama1622Mizuno Katsunari100pxYoshida-Kōriyama Castle吉田郡山城HiroshimaAkitakata1336Mōri Tokichika100pxHiroshima Castle広島城HiroshimaHiroshima1589Mōri Terumoto100pxIwakuni Castle岩国城YamaguchiIwakuni1601Kikkawa Hiroie100pxHagi Castle萩城YamaguchiHagi1604Mōri Terumoto100px Shikoku region NamePrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhotoTokushima Castle徳島城TokushimaTokushima1585Hachisuka Iemasa100pxTakamatsu Castle高松城KagawaTakamatsu1590Ikoma Chikamasa100pxMarugame Castle丸亀城KagawaMarugameMuromachi periodNara Motoyasu100pxImabari Castle今治城EhimeImabari1602Tōdō Takatora100pxMatsuyama Castle松山城EhimeMatsuyama1602Katō Yoshiaki100pxYuzuki Castle湯築城EhimeMatsuyama14CKōno clan100pxŌzu Castle大洲城EhimeŌzu1331Utsunomiya Toyofusa100pxUwajima Castle宇和島城EhimeUwajima1586Tachibana no Tōyasu100pxKōchi Castle高知城KōchiKōchi1603Yamauchi Kazutoyo100px Kyūshū region NamePrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhotoFukuoka Castle福岡城FukuokaFukuoka1601Kuroda Nagamasa100pxŌno Castle (Chikuzen Province)大野城FukuokaŌnojō665?100pxNagoya Castle名護屋城SagaKaratsu1591Toyotomi Hideyoshi100pxYoshinogari site吉野ヶ里遺跡SagaYoshinogariKanzakiYayoi period?100pxSaga Castle佐賀城SagaSaga1602Nabeshima clan100pxHirado Castle平戸城NagasakiHirado1599Matsura Shigenobu100pxShimabara Castle島原城NagasakiShimabara1624Matsukura Shigemasa100pxKumamoto Castle熊本城 KumamotoKumamoto1467Ideta Hidenobu100pxHitoyoshi Castle人吉城KumamotoHitoyoshiGenkyū eraSagara Nagayori100pxFunai Castle府内城ŌitaŌita1597Fukuhara Nagataka ja 福原長堯100pxOka Castle岡城 (豊後国)ŌitaTaketa1185Ogata Koreyoshi100pxObi Castle飫肥城MiyazakiNichinanSengoku periodTsuchimochi clan ja 土持氏100pxKagoshima Castle鹿児島城KagoshimaKagoshima1602Shimazu Iehisa100px Okinawa region NamePrefectureCityYear completedBuilt byPhotoNakijin Castle今帰仁城OkinawaNakijin13C?Haniji?100pxNakagusuku Castle中城城OkinawaKitanakagusuku1440Gosamaru100pxShuri Castle首里城OkinawaNaha14C?King of Chūzan100px See also Architecture Japan List of castles in Japan List of National Treasures of Japan (castles) Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles Notes External links Japan Castle Association Official list on the actual website https://web.archive.org/web/20220928025451/http://jokaku.jp/japan-top-100-castles/ 2022-09-28 ja Category:2006 in Japan * Category:Lists of castles in Japan