Japan’s Next Top 100 Castles – List and Progress

This page tracks my long-term journey visiting Japan’s Next Top 100 Castles. Each castle below links to my personal travel posts from my visits. Castles I haven’t yet visited are listed without links.

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Next 100 Castles of Japan (日本続百名城)

Hokkaido (北海道)

1. Shinoridate (志苔館)
2. Katsuyama Date (勝山館)

Akita (秋田県)

1. Akita Castle (秋田城)
2. Tsurugaoka Castle (鶴岡城)
3. Wakimoto Castle (脇本城)

Aomori (青森県)

1. Namioka Castle (浪岡城)

Iwate (岩手県)

1. Kunohe Castle (九戸城)

Miyagi (宮城県)

1. Shiroishi Castle (白石城)

Yamagata (山形県)

1. Yonezawa Castle (米沢城)
2. Mukaihaguroyama Castle (向羽黒山城)

Fukushima (福島県)

1. Miharu Castle (三春城)

Ibaraki (茨城県)

1. Kasama Castle (笠間城)
2. Tsuchiura Castle (土浦城)

Tochigi (栃木県)

1. Karasuyama Castle (烏山城)
2. Karasawayama Castle (唐沢山城)

Gunma (群馬県)

1. Iwabitsu Castle (岩櫃城)
2. Numata Castle (沼田城)
3. Nagurumi Castle (名胡桃城)
4. Sugiyama Castle (杉山城)

Saitama (埼玉県)

1. Oshi Castle (忍城)
2. Sugaya Yakata (菅谷館)

Chiba (千葉県)

1. Motosakura Castle (本佐倉城)
2. Otaki Castle (大多喜城)

Tokyo (東京都)

1. Shinagawa Battery Islands (品川台場)
2. Takiyama Castle (滝山城)

Kanagawa (神奈川県)

1. Ishigakiyama Ichiya Castle (石垣山一夜城)
2. Kozukue Castle (小机城)

Niigata (新潟県)

1. Takada Castle (高田城)
2. Murakami Castle (村上城)
3. Samegao Castle (鮫ヶ尾城)

Toyama (富山県)

1. Masuyama Castle (増山城)
2. Toyama Castle (富山城)

Ishikawa (石川県)

1. Torigoe Castle (鳥越城)

Fukui (福井県)

1. Echizen Ono Castle (越前大野城)
2. Fukui Castle (福井城)
3. Kuniyoshi Castle (国吉城)

Gifu (岐阜県)

1. Naegi Castle (苗木城)
2. Kaneyama Castle (金山城)
3. Gujo Hachiman Castle (郡上八幡城)
4. Ogaki Castle (大垣城)

Shiga (滋賀県)

1. Hachimanyama Castle (八幡山城)
2. Omi Hachiman Castle (近江八幡城)

Shizuoka (静岡県)

1. Hamamatsu Castle (浜松城)
2. Suwahara Castle (諏訪原城)
3. Takatenjin Castle (高天神城)

Nagano (長野県)

1. Takashima Castle (高島城)
2. Tatsuoka Castle (龍岡城)

Yamanashi (山梨県)

1. Shinpu Castle (新府城)
2. Yogaiyama Castle (要害山城)

Aichi (愛知県)

1. Komaki Castle (小牧山城)
2. Yoshida Castle (吉田城)
3. Furumiya Castle (古宮城)

Mie (三重県)

1. Akagi Castle (赤木城)
2. Tamaru Castle (田丸城)
3. Kitabatakeshi Yakata (北畠氏館)
4. Tsu Castle (津城)

Kyoto (京都府)

1. Fukuchiyama Castle (福知山城)
2. Kokokuji Castle (興国寺城)

Osaka (大阪府)

1. Akutagawasan Castle (芥川山城)
2. Kishiwada Castle (岸和田城)
3. Iimori Castle (飯盛城)

Nara (奈良県)

1. Yamato Koriyama Castle (大和郡山城)
2. Uda Matsuyama Castle (宇陀松山城)

Wakayama (和歌山県)

1. Shingu Castle (新宮城)

Hyogo (兵庫県)

1. Izushi Castle (出石城)
2. Arikoyama Castle (有子山城)
3. Kuroi Castle (黒井城)
4. Sumoto Castle (洲本城)

Hiroshima (広島県)

1. Mihara Castle (三原城)
2. Niitakayama Castle (新高山城)

Okayama (岡山県)

1. Bitchu Takamatsu Castle (備中高松城)

Tokushima (徳島県)

1. Ichinomiya Castle (一宮城)
2. Shouzui Castle (勝瑞城)

Kagawa (香川県)

1. Hiketa Castle (引田城)

Ehime (愛媛県)

1. Kagomori Castle (河後森城)
2. Noshima Castle (能島城)

Kochi (高知県)

1. Oko Castle (岡豊城)

Shimane (島根県)

1. Hamada Castle (浜田城)

Tottori (鳥取県)

1. Wakasa Oniga Castle (若桜鬼ヶ城)
2. Yonago Castle (米子城)

Yamaguchi (山口県)

1. Genbao Castle (源防城)
2. Kaneda Castle (金田城)

Fukuoka (福岡県)

1. Kokura Castle (小倉城)
2. Kamaha Castle (蒲葉城)
3. Kounomine Castle (高尾峰城)
4. Kurume Castle (久留米城)
5. Mizuki Castle (水城)

Saga (佐賀県)

1. Karatsu Castle (唐津城)
2. Kii Castle (基肄城)

Kumamoto (熊本県)

1. Kikuchi Castle (菊池城)
2. Yatsushiro Castle (八代城)
3. Yogaisan Castle (腰岳城)

Nagasaki (長崎県)

1. Ishida Castle (石田城)
2. Hara Castle (原城)

Oita (大分県)

1. Nakatsu Castle (中津城)🌊
2. Saiki Castle (佐伯城)
3. Tsunomure Castle (角牟礼城)
4. Usuki Castle (臼杵城)

Miyazaki (宮崎県)

1. Sadowara Castle (佐土原城)
2. Nobeoka Castle (延岡城)

Kagoshima (鹿児島県)

1. Chiran Castle (知覧城)
2. Shibushi Castle (志布志城)

Okinawa (沖縄県)

1. Zakimi Castle (座喜味城)🏛
2. Katsuren Castle (勝連城)🏛

To see the full list of Japan’s Top 100 Castles, click here.