Castles and Gardens in Japan
「Castle/Garden」Tourist Attractions
Gifu Castle
Gifu Castle is a historic castle located in Gifu City, Japan, formerly known as Inabayama Castle. During the Warring States period, it served as the residence of Saito Dosan...
Senshu Park
Choka Park is located about a 10-minute walk from Akita Station and offers beautiful seasonal landscapes along with the history of the Akita Domain. Originally the site of K...
Northern Culture Museum
The Northern Culture Museum preserves and opens to the public the former grand residence of the Ito family, one of the most affluent farming families in Niigata. The approxi...
Kenrokuen Garden
Kanazawa Castle Park is a park built on the ruins of the Kaga Million Stones Maeda family's castle, connected to Kenrokuen Garden and Ishikawa Bridge. It features historical...
Imperial Palace
The Imperial Palace, located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, features a vast area that includes the "Fukiage Palace," where the Emperor resides, as well as the palace itself and the Momi...
Ueda Castle
Ueda Castle, located in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, is a historic castle built by Sanada Masayuki. It gained fame for repelling the Tokugawa forces during the First and Se...
Hakusan Park
Hakusan Park is located in the center of Niigata City and was designated as one of Japan's first urban parks in 1873 (the sixth year of the Meiji era). In October 2018, it w...
National Treasure Inuyama Castle
Inuyama Castle is one of five castles designated as national treasures in Japan, located in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture. Built during the Sengoku period by Oda Nobunaga's...
Lockheart Castle
Lockhart Castle is a historic fortress that has been relocated and restored from Scotland. Its beautiful location surrounded by majestic nature has gained attention, making ...
Gujo Hachiman Castle
Gujo Hachiman Castle is located in Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture, and it is Japan's oldest wooden reconstructed castle. Built by Endo Morikazu during the late Sengoku period in...
Bitchū Matsuyama Castle
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle is the only surviving hilltop castle in Japan with an existing main keep, and it is one of the 12 castles from the Edo period that still stands today...
