Best Castles Spot List

The dignified form of this early Edo period castle is still palpable

The symbol of Odawara City, Kanagawa. The former castle area is now a park beloved by town residents and has an amusement park for children.

Castle remains of the Kishu Tokugawa family made up of 555,000 stones

A castle that is deeply rooted in the history of the Tokugawa Clan and became an important historic site during the Meiji Restoration when power was returned to Japan's Imperial Family.

A beautiful castle otherwise known as Shirasagi-jo Castle. It was Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage site.

The symbol of Osaka and loved by people as ”Mr. Taiko's castle,” the Main Tower has been designated as a registered tangible cultural property of Japan.

Reconstructed in Takada Park, the Sanju Yagura houses a gallery of artifacts and an observation room