Japan’s Top 100 Castles – List and Progress

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

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Top 100 Castles of Japan (日本百名城)

Hokkaido (北海道)

1. Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Sites (根室半島チャシ跡群)
2. Goryokaku (五稜郭)
3. Matsumae Castle (松前城)

Aomori (青森県)

1. Hirosaki Castle (弘前城)🏯
2. Ne Castle (根城)

Iwate (岩手県)

1. Morioka Castle (盛岡城)

Miyagi (宮城県)

1. Sendai Castle / Aoba Castle (仙台城 / 青葉城)
2. Taga Castle (多賀城)

Akita (秋田県)

1. Kubota Castle (久保田城)

Yamagata (山形県)

1. Yamagata Castle (山形城)

Fukushima (福島県)

1. Nihonmatsu Castle (二本松城)
2. Aizuwakamatsu Castle (会津若松城)🏯
3. Shirakawa Komine Castle (白河小峰城)

Ibaraki (茨城県)

1. Mito Castle (水戸城)

Tochigi (栃木県)

1. Ashikaga Residence (足利氏館)

Gunma (群馬県)

1. Minowa Castle (箕輪城)
2. Kanayama Castle (金山城)

Saitama (埼玉県)

1. Hachigata Castle (鉢形城)
2. Kawagoe Castle (川越城)

Chiba (千葉県)

1. Sakura Castle (佐倉城)

Tokyo (東京都)

1. Edo Castle (江戸城)
2. Hachioji Castle (八王子城)

Kanagawa (神奈川県)

1. Odawara Castle (小田原城)

Yamanashi (山梨県)

1. Takedashi Residence (武田氏館)
2. Kofu Castle (甲府城)
3. Tsutsujigasaki Palace (躑躅ヶ崎館)

Nagano (長野県)

1. Matsushiro Castle (松代城)
2. Ueda Castle (上田城)
3. Komoro Castle (小諸城)
4. Matsumoto Castle (松本城)🏯
5. Takato Castle (高遠城)

Niigata (新潟県)

1. Shibata Castle (新発田城)
2. Kasugayama Castle (春日山城)

Toyama (富山県)

1. Takaoka Castle (高岡城)

Fukui (福井県)

1. Maruoka Castle (丸岡城)🏯
2. Ichijodani Castle (一乗谷城)

Ishikawa (石川県)

1. Nanao Castle (七尾城)
2. Kanazawa Castle (金沢城)

Gifu (岐阜県)

1. Iwamura Castle (岩村城)⛰
2. Gifu Castle (岐阜城)

Shizuoka (静岡県)

1. Yamanaka Castle (山中城)
2. Sunpu Castle (駿府城)
3. Kakegawa Castle (掛川城)

Shiga (滋賀県)

1. Odani Castle (小谷城)
2. Hikone Castle (彦根城)🏯
3. Azuchi Castle (安土城)
4. Kannonji Castle (観音寺城)

Mie (三重県)

1. Iga Ueno Castle (伊賀上野城)

Aichi (愛知県)

1. Inuyama Castle (犬山城)🏯
2. Nagoya Castle (名古屋城)
3. Okazaki Castle (岡崎城)
4. Nagashino Castle (長篠城)

Kyoto (京都府)

1. Nijo Castle (二条城)🏛

Osaka (大阪府)

1. Osaka Castle (大阪城)
2. Chihaya Castle (千早城)

Hyogo (兵庫県)

1. Takeda Castle (竹田城)
2. Sasayama Castle (篠山城)
3. Akashi Castle (明石城)
4. Himeji Castle (姫路城)🏯 🏛
5. Ako Castle (赤穂城)

Nara (奈良県)

1. Takatori Castle (高取城)⛰

Wakayama (和歌山県)

1. Wakayama Castle (和歌山城)

Tottori (鳥取県)

1. Tottori Castle (鳥取城)

Shimane (島根県)

1. Matsue Castle (松江城)🏯
2. Gassantoda Castle (月山富田城)
3. Tsuwano Castle (津和野城)

Okayama (岡山県)

1. Tsuyama Castle (津山城)
2. Bitchu Matsuyama Castle (備中松山城)🏯 ⛰
3. Ki Castle (鬼ノ城)
4. Okayama Castle (岡山城)

Hiroshima (広島県)

1. Fukuyama Castle (福山城)
2. Koriyama Castle (郡山城)
3. Hiroshima Castle (広島城)

Yamaguchi (山口県)

1. Iwakuni Castle (岩国城)
2. Hagi Castle (萩城)

Tokushima (徳島県)

1. Tokushima Castle (徳島城)

Kagawa (香川県)

1. Takamatsu Castle (高松城)🌊
2. Marugame Castle (丸亀城)🏯

Ehime (愛媛県)

1. Imabari Castle (今治城)🌊
2. Yuzuki Castle (湯築城)
3. Matsuyama Castle (松山城)🏯
4. Ozu Castle (大洲城)
5. Uwajima Castle (宇和島城)🏯

Kochi (高知県)

1. Kochi Castle (高知城)🏯

Fukuoka (福岡県)

1. Fukuoka Castle (福岡城)
2. Ono Castle (大野城)

Saga (佐賀県)

1. Saga Castle (佐賀城)
2. Yoshinogari (吉野ヶ里)
3. Hizen Nagoya Castle (肥前名護屋城)

Nagasaki (長崎県)

1. Hirado Castle (平戸城)
2. Shimabara Castle (島原城)

Kumamoto (熊本県)

1. Kumamoto Castle (熊本城)
2. Hitoyoshi Castle (人吉城)

Oita (大分県)

1. Oita Funai Castle (大分府内城)
2. Oka Castle (岡城)

Miyazaki (宮崎県)

1. Obi Castle (飫肥城)

Kagoshima (鹿児島県)

1. Kagoshima Castle (鹿児島城)

Okinawa (沖縄県)

1. Nakijin Castle (今帰仁城)🏛
2. Nakagusuku Castle (中城城)🏛
3. Shuri Castle (首里城)🏛

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