100 Fine Castles of Japan

The castles in Top 100 Japanese Castles or 100 Fine Castles of Japan (æ¥æ¬ç¾åå, Nihon Hyaku-MeijÅ) were chosen based on their significance in culture, history, and in their regions by the Japanese Castle Association (æ¥æ¬åéåä¼, Nihon JÅkaku KyÅkai) in 2006.^[1]

In 2017, the Japanese Castle Association created an additional finest 100 castles list as Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.^[2]

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Name	Prefecture	City	Year completed	Built by
Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Site æ ¹å®¤åå³¶ãã£ã·è·¡ç¾¤	Hokkaido	Nemuro	From the 16C to the 18C	Ainu people ã¢ã¤ãæ°æ
GoryÅkaku äºç¨é	Hokkaido	Hakodate	1866	Tokugawa shogunate å¾³å·è»åæ°æ¿åºè»
Matsumae Castle æ¾åå	Hokkaido	Matsumae	1606	Matsumae Takahiro æ¾å å´åº

Name	Prefecture	City	Year completed	Built by
Hirosaki Castle å¼åå	Aomori	Hirosaki	1611	Tsugaru Tamenobu æ´¥è»½çºä¿¡ Tsugaru Nobuhira æ´¥è»½ä¿¡æ
Ne Castle æ ¹å	Aomori	Hachinohe	1334	Moroyuki Nanbu åé¨å¸«è¡
Morioka Castle çå²¡å	Iwate	Morioka	1598	Nanbu Nobunao åé¨ä¿¡ç´
Sendai Castle ä»å°å	Miyagi	Sendai	1601	Date Masamune ä¼éæ¿å®
Taga Fort å¤è³å	Miyagi	TagajÅ	724	Åno no Azumabito å°éæ±äºº
Kubota Castle ä¹ä¿ç°å	Akita	Akita	1604	Satake Yoshinobu ä½ç«¹ç¾©å®£
Yamagata Castle å±±å½¢å	Yamagata	Yamagata	1356	Shiba Kaneyori æ¯æ³¢ å¼é ¼
Nihonmatsu Castle äºæ¬æ¾å	Fukushima	Nihonmatsu	Muromachi period	Hatakeyama Mitsuyasu
Tsuruga Castle é¶´ã¶å	Fukushima	Aizuwakamatsu	1384	Ashina Naomori èåç´ç
Komine Castle å°å³°å	Fukushima	Shirakawa	1340	YÅ«ki Chikatomo

Name	Prefecture	City	Year completed	Built by
Mito Castle æ°´æ¸å	Ibaraki	Mito	1198	Baba Sukemoto
Banna-ji éé¿å¯º	Tochigi	Ashikaga	1196	Minamoto no Yoshiyasu æºç¾©åº·
Minowa Castle ç®è¼ªå	Gunma	Takasaki	1512	Nagano Narihisa
Kanayama Castle éå±±å	Gunma	Åta	1469	Iwamatsu Iezumi å²©æ¾å®¶ç´
Hachigata Castle é¢å½¢å	Saitama	Yorii	1476	Nagao Kageharu é·å°¾æ¯æ¥
Kawagoe Castle å·è¶å	Saitama	Kawagoe	1457	Uesugi Mochitomo ä¸æææ
Sakura Castle ä½åå	Chiba	Sakura	Tenbun era	Kashima Chikamiki
Edo Castle æ±æ¸å	Tokyo	Chiyoda	1457	Åta DÅkan å¤ªç°éç
HachiÅji Castle å«çåå	Tokyo	HachiÅji	1587	HÅjÅ Ujiteru åæ¡æ°ç§
Odawara Castle å°ç°åå	Kanagawa	Odawara	1633	Åmori Yoriharu å¤§æ£®é ¼æ¥
Tsutsujigasaki Castle èºèºã¶å´é¤¨	Yamanashi	KÅfu	1519	Takeda Nobutora æ¦ç°ä¿¡è
KÅfu Castle ç²åºå	Yamanashi	KÅfu	1583	Tokugawa Ieyasu å¾³å·å®¶åº·
Matsushiro Castle æ¾ä»£å	Nagano	Nagano	1560	Takeda Shingen æ¦ç°ä¿¡ç
Ueda Castle ä¸ç°å	Nagano	Ueda	1583	Sanada Masayuki çç°æå¹¸
Komoro Castle å°è«¸å	Nagano	Komoro	1554	Takeda Shingen æ¦ç°ä¿¡ç
Matsumoto Castle æ¾æ¬å	Nagano	Matsumoto	1504	Shimadachi Sadanaga
TakatÅ Castle é«é å	Nagano	Ina	?	?
Shibata Castle æ°çºç°å	Niigata	Shibata	1654?	Shibata clan?
Kasugayama Castle æ¥æ¥å±±å	Niigata	JÅetsu	Nanboku-chÅ period	Nagao clan Uesugi clan

Name	Prefecture	City	Year completed	Built by
Takaoka Castle é«å²¡å	Toyama	Takaoka	1609	Maeda Toshinaga
Nanao Castle ä¸å°¾å	Ishikawa	Nanao	1429	Hatakeyama Mitsunori
Kanazawa Castle éæ²¢å	Ishikawa	Kanazawa	1580	Sakuma Morimasa
Maruoka Castle ä¸¸å²¡å	Fukui	Sakai	1576	Shibata Katsutoyo
IchijÅdani Castle ä¸ä¹è°·å	Fukui	Fukui	Nanboku-chÅ period	Asakura clan

Name	Prefecture	City	Year completed	Built by
Iwamura Castle å²©æå	Gifu	Ena	1221	TÅyama Kagetomo
Gifu Castle å²éå	Gifu	Gifu	1201	NikaidÅ Yukimasa
Yamanaka Castle å±±ä¸å	Shizuoka	Mishima	1570	HÅjÅ Ujiyasu
Sunpu Castle é§¿åºå	Shizuoka	Shizuoka	1585	Tokugawa Ieyasu
Kakegawa Castle æå·å	Shizuoka	Kakegawa	1487	Asahina Yasuhiro
Inuyama Castle ç¬å±±å	Aichi	Inuyama	1469	Oda Hirochika
Nagoya Castle åå¤å±å	Aichi	Nagoya	1609	Tokugawa Ieyasu
Okazaki Castle å²¡å´å	Aichi	Okazaki	1452?	SaigÅ clan
Nagashino Castle é·ç¯ å	Aichi	Shinshiro	1508	Suganuma Motonari
Iga Ueno Castle ä¼è³ä¸éå	Mie	Iga	1585	Tsutsui Sadatsugu
Matsusaka Castle æ¾éªå	Mie	Matsusaka	1588	GamÅ Ujisato

100 Fine Castles of Japan

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TÅhoku region

KantÅ and KÅshin'etsu region

Hokuriku region

TÅkai region

Kansai region

ChÅ«goku region

Shikoku region

KyÅ«shÅ« region

Okinawa region

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Name	Prefecture	City	Year completed	Built by
Odani Castle å°è°·å	Shiga	Kohoku	1516	Azai Sukemasa
Hikone Castle å½¦æ ¹å	Shiga	Hikone	1622	Ii Naokatsu
Azuchi Castle å®åå	Shiga	Åmihachiman	1576	Oda Nobunaga
Kannonji Castle è¦³é³å¯ºå	Shiga	Åmihachiman	1487	Rokkaku Ujiyori
NijÅ Castle äºæ¡å	Kyoto	Kyoto	1603	Tokugawa Ieyasu
Osaka Castle å¤§åå	Osaka	Osaka	1583	Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Chihaya Castle åæ©å	Osaka	Chihayaakasaka	1332	Kusunoki Masashige
Takeda Castle ç«¹ç°å	HyÅgo	Asago	1431	Yamana SÅzen
Sasayama Castle ç¯ å±±å	HyÅgo	Sasayama	1609	Tokugawa Ieyasu
Akashi Castle æç³å	HyÅgo	Akashi	1618	Ogasawara Tadazane
Himeji Castle å§«è·¯å	HyÅgo	Himeji	1346	Akamatsu Sadanori
AkÅ Castle èµ¤ç©å	HyÅgo	AkÅ	1483	Oka Mitsuhiro
Takatori Castle é«åå	Nara	Takatori	1332	Ochi Kunizumi
Wakayama Castle åæå±±å	Wakayama	Wakayama	1586	Toyotomi Hidenaga

Name	Prefecture	City	Year completed	Built by
Tottori Castle é³¥åå	Tottori	Tottori	1555	Yamana clan
Matsue Castle æ¾æ±å	Shimane	Matsue	1611	Horio Tadauji
Gassantoda Castle æå±±å¯ç°å	Shimane	Yasugi	1185?	Sasaki Yoshikiyo?
Tsuwano Castle æ´¥åéå	Shimane	Tsuwano	1295	Yoshimi Yoriyuki
Tsuyama Castle æ´¥å±±å	Okayama	Tsuyama	1444	Yamashina Tadamasa
BitchÅ« Matsuyama Castle åä¸æ¾å±±å	Okayama	Takahashi	1240	Akiba Shigenobu
Ki castle é¬¼ãå	Okayama	SÅja	7C?	Yamato court?
Okayama Castle å²¡å±±å	Okayama	Okayama	1369	Uwagami Takanao
Fukuyama Castle ç¦å±±å	Hiroshima	Fukuyama	1622	Mizuno Katsunari
Yoshida-KÅriyama Castle åç°é¡å±±å	Hiroshima	Akitakata	1336	MÅri Tokichika
Hiroshima Castle åºå³¶å	Hiroshima	Hiroshima	1589	MÅri Terumoto
Iwakuni Castle å²©å½å	Yamaguchi	Iwakuni	1601	Kikkawa Hiroie
Hagi Castle è©å	Yamaguchi	Hagi	1604	MÅri Terumoto

Name	Prefecture	City	Year completed	Built by
Tokushima Castle å¾³å³¶å	Tokushima	Tokushima	1585	Hachisuka Iemasa
Takamatsu Castle é«æ¾å	Kagawa	Takamatsu	1590	Ikoma Chikamasa
Marugame Castle ä¸¸äºå	Kagawa	Marugame	Muromachi period	Nara Motoyasu
Imabari Castle ä»æ²»å	Ehime	Imabari	1602	TÅdÅ Takatora
Matsuyama Castle æ¾å±±å	Ehime	Matsuyama	1602	KatÅ Yoshiaki
Yuzuki Castle æ¹¯ç¯å	Ehime	Matsuyama	14C	KÅno clan
Åzu Castle å¤§æ´²å	Ehime	Åzu	1331	Utsunomiya Toyofusa
Uwajima Castle å®åå³¶å	Ehime	Uwajima	1586	Tachibana no TÅyasu
KÅchi Castle é«ç¥å	KÅchi	KÅchi	1603	Yamauchi Kazutoyo

Name	Prefecture	City	Year completed	Built by
Fukuoka Castle ç¦å²¡å	Fukuoka	Fukuoka	1601	Kuroda Nagamasa
Åno Castle (Chikuzen Province) å¤§éå	Fukuoka	ÅnojÅ	665	?
Nagoya Castle åè·å±å	Saga	Karatsu	1591	Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Yoshinogari site åéã¶ééºè·¡	Saga	Yoshinogari Kanzaki	Yayoi period	?
Saga Castle ä½è³å	Saga	Saga	1602	Nabeshima clan
Hirado Castle å¹³æ¸å	Nagasaki	Hirado	1599	Matsura Shigenobu
Shimabara Castle å³¶åå	Nagasaki	Shimabara	1624	Matsukura Shigemasa
Kumamoto Castle çæ¬å	Kumamoto	Kumamoto	1467	Ideta Hidenobu
Hitoyoshi Castle äººåå	Kumamoto	Hitoyoshi	GenkyÅ« era	Sagara Nagayori
Funai Castle åºåå	Åita	Åita	1597	Fukuhara Nagataka
Oka Castle å²¡å (è±å¾å½)	Åita	Taketa	1185	Ogata Koreyoshi
Obi Castle é£«è¥å	Miyazaki	Nichinan	Sengoku period	Tsuchimochi clan
Kagoshima Castle é¹¿åå³¶å	Kagoshima	Kagoshima	1602	Shimazu Iehisa

Name	Prefecture	City	Year completed	Built by
Nakijin Castle ä»å¸°ä»å	Okinawa	Nakijin	13C?	Haniji?
Nakagusuku Castle ä¸åå	Okinawa	Kitanakagusuku	1440	Gosamaru
Shuri Castle é¦éå	Okinawa	Naha	14C?	King of ChÅ«zan