Castles and ruins in Chubu Region

Castles and Ruins of Japan

This collection highlights the defensive architecture and feudal legacy of Japan’s Chubu region. It includes National Treasure Inuyama Castle, renowned for its original 16th-century keep, and the strategic mountain fortifications of Iwamura and Kasugayama. The list spans from the prehistoric Jomon-period Okyōzuka ruins to the seat of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s power in Okazaki. Visitors can examine the intricate stonework of Kanazawa’s surviving gates and the excavated streets of the Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins, which provide a detailed look into a preserved medieval castle town.

Castles and Ruins of Japan — Map

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Inuyama Castle

Inuyama Castle is a yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Inuyama Castle

Inuyama Castle is a yamajiro-stye Japanese castle located in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Iwamura Castle

Iwamura Castle was located in the southeastern area of Mino Province in Japan.

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Fukui Castle

Fukui Castle is a flatland-style castle located in what is now the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

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Gifu Castle

Gifu Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

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Okazaki Castle

Okazaki Castle is a Japanese castle located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Shibata Castle

Shibata Castle is a flatland-style Japanese castle located in the city of Shibata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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Tahara castle

Tahara Castle is a Japanese castle located in Tahara, southern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Nishio Castle

Nishio Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city of Nishio, eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Kasugayama Castle

Kasugayama Castle is a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the Nakayashiki neighborhood of the city of Jōetsu,…

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Ishikawa Gate

This gate survived the huge fire in 1881 so you can see it in its original beauty. It is the main entrance to the Kanazawa Castle Park.

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Kanō Castle

Kanō Castle was a hirajirō-style Japanese castle located in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

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Kahokumon Gate

The Kahoku-mon gate is one of the main gates to Kanazawa Castle. Inside, there is a small exposition about the history of this gate.

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Asakura Family Historic Ruins

The Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins are historic ruins located in the Kidonouchi section of the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture,…

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Asakura Family Historic Ruins

The Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins are historic ruins located in the Kidonouchi section of the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture,…

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Okyouzuka Ruins

The Okyōzuka Site is an archaeological site with the ruins of a middle to final Jōmon period settlement in the Kyōzuka neighborhood of the…

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Mitake Castle

Mitake Castle was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka in the…

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