Castles and Gardens in Japan
「Castle/Garden」Tourist Attractions
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...
Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum
The Kawaguchiko Music and Forest Museum is located near the beautiful Lake Kawaguchi and boasts the largest collection of music boxes and automatic instruments in the world....
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...
Marugame Castle
Marugame Castle, boasting a history of 400 years, is a renowned stone castle located in Marugame City, Kagawa Prefecture. Built on Kameyama Mountain at an elevation of about...
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...
Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Castle, known for its beautiful main keep built by Mori Terumoto in 1589, is also referred to as "Rijou" (Carp Castle). After the Battle of Sekigahara, the castle ...
Imabari Castle
Imabari Castle is a flat-topped castle built by the renowned castle architect Todo Takatora after the Battle of Sekigahara and is one of Japan's three major seaside castles....
Maruoka Castle
Maruoka Castle, also known as Kasumiga Castle, was built by Katsuie Shibata's nephew, Katsutoyo. The name "Kasumiga Castle" comes from a legend in which a giant serpent appe...
Uwajima Castle
Uwajima Castle is one of the 12 existing tenshu (castle keeps) and was built by Date Munenori as a stronghold. Facing Uwajima Bay, it features an irregular pentagonal layout...
