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Japan

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» Castles of Japan Open in a new browser window
Dale Kenny lists over 300 castles, and provides a photograph for many of those which survive.

» Gifu Castle Open in a new browser window
Size of a building, former inhabitant, photo,access information.

» Goryokaku Open in a new browser window
Constructed reason,record of war,size of building.

» Guide to Japanese Castles Open in a new browser window
Eric Obershaw provides a general history and description of castles in Japan, and photographs of castles he has visited, with histories taken from the official brochures and display text.

» Inuyama Castle Open in a new browser window
History, scale, video clip and successive owner.

» Japanese Castle Open in a new browser window
History, movie, and links.

» Japanese Castles Open in a new browser window
List of castle ruins and history.

» Japanese castles Open in a new browser window
Structures, castle town, history, guard tower and wall and moat.

» Kumamoto Castle Photo Open in a new browser window
Photograph in inside and surrounding area in castle.

» Matsumoto Castle Open in a new browser window
History, design and photograph of castle tower and decoration.

» Nijo Castle Open in a new browser window
Kyoto castle built by the first Tokugawa shogun.

» Osaka Castle Open in a new browser window
Osaka built by Hideyoshi Toyotommi.Picture,history and access to the castle and maps of the surrounding area.

» Oshiro Meguri Fan Open in a new browser window
Gallery in Japan castle and city's setting.

» Shiro: A Japanese Castle Open in a new browser window
Stephen Wyley discusses the development and aspects of Japanese castles. Drawings by Steven Lowe.

» Shurijo Castle Open in a new browser window
History, draw up a city plan, video and people of castle.

» The Castles of Japan Open in a new browser window
ThinkQuest provides an illustrated guide to surviving castles, together with the historic context and design features. Includes a bibliography and simulations of castle-storming.

» Virtual Tour Himeji Castle Open in a new browser window
History, map, tour and gallery of photographs of this magnificent timber castle on a stone base, built in 1601 by Terumasa Ikeda - a World Heritage site. By Hakurotowa No Kai.

» Wikipedia: Azuchi Castle Open in a new browser window
An illustrated history and description of this fortress built 1576-1579 by Oda Nobunaga on the shores of Lake Biwa.

» Wikipedia: Edo Castle Open in a new browser window
An illustrated history and description of this castle built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in what is now the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo.

» Wikipedia: Osaka Castle Open in a new browser window
An illustrated history and description of this important castle, built from 1583 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.



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