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Japanese Castles & Swords

The sword culture of castle towns and the stories of blades hidden within Japan's great fortresses

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Legendary warriors and the swords they cherished

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Legendary blades that shaped history

Japanese Castles & Swords | TOUKENZA

Explore 240 historic castles across Japan — from Tohoku to Kyushu — organized by region. Each profile details the lord, era, and sword heritage: Sendai (Date Masamune), Aizu-Wakamatsu (Gamo Ujisato), Inuyama and more.

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6 associated swords

Yoshikawa HirotakeConstruction begun 1601 (Keicho 6), completed 1608 (Keicho 13), keep demolished 1615 (Genwa 1) following the One Castle per Province Edict, exterior restored 1962 (Showa 37)

Takamatsu Castle (Tamamo Castle)

Ikoma Chikamasa / Matsudaira YorishigeBuilt in 1588 (Tenshō 16)

Ishigakiyama Castle (Ishigakiyama Ichiyo Castle)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi (constructed during the siege of Odawara in Tenshō 18 / 1590)Founded in Tenshō 18 (1590). A total-stone-fortification siege castle built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in approximately 80 days during the siege of Odawara

Shimazu Yoshihisa

Sakuma Morimasa

Minamoto no Yoritomo

Dōjigiri Yasutsuna

Oda Nobunaga's Beloved Sword

Hizen Tadayoshi

Katana signed Mitsutada (Jikkyū Mitsutada)

All Regions Tōhoku(22)Kantō(24)Chūbu(62)Kansai(26)Chūgoku(18)Shikoku(14)Kyūshū(31)240 castles

Tōhoku

弘前城

Important Cultural Property (extant tower) / National Historic Site

Hirosaki Castle

Lord: Tsugaru Tamenobu / Tsugaru clan

Hirosaki Castle was planned by Tsugaru Tamenobu and complete...

Kantō

石垣山城（石垣山一夜城）

Designated National Historic Site (Ishigakiyama Castle Ruins), One of Japan's New 100 Famous Castles

Ishigakiyama Castle (Ishigakiyama Ichiyo Castle)

Lord: Toyotomi Hideyoshi (constructed during the siege of Odawara in Tenshō 18 / 1590)

Ishigakiyama Castle is a siege castle of the late Sengoku pe...

名胡桃城

Gunma Prefectural Historic Site (Continuation Top 100 Japanese Castles)

Nagurumi Castle

Lord: Sanada Masayuki

## Founding Nagurumi Castle stands atop a cliff overlooking ...

佐倉城

Sakura City Designated Historic Site

Sakura Castle

Lord: Doi Toshikatsu / Hotta Masatoshi / Hotta Masaoka

## About Sakura Castle Sakura Castle is an Edo period hillto...

Chūbu

田中城

Fujieda City Designated Historic Site

Tanaka Castle

Lord: Takeda clan / Tokugawa Ieyasu / Honda Shigetsugu

## About the Castle Tanaka Castle, located in Fujieda, Shizu...

刈谷城（亀城）

Aichi Prefecture Designated Historic Site (Kariya Castle Ruins), Continued List of 100 Famous Japanese Castles

Kariya Castle (Kame Castle)

Lord: Mizuno Tadamasa (founded Tenmon 2, 1533) → Mizuno Nobuoto and Mizuno Tadashige → Matsudaira Tadayoshi (grand-uncle of Tokugawa Ieyasu) → succeeded by the Doi, Matsudaira, Honda, and other clans as lords of Kariya Domain until the Meiji Restoration

Kariya Castle (Kariyajō), located in Shiromachi, Kariya, Aic...

諏訪原城（牧野原城）

National Historic Site

Suwahara Castle (Makinohara Castle)

Lord: Takeda Katsuyori (builder) → Tokugawa Ieyasu (captured 1575) → Honda Shigetsugu

Suwahara Castle sits on the edge of the Makinohara Plateau i...

Kansai

長浜城

City Designated Historic Site

Nagahama Castle

Lord: Hashiba Hideyoshi (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi)

Nagahama Castle on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa was the fi...

Chūgoku

岩国城

National Historic Site; ranked 74th among Japan's Top 100 Castles

Iwakuni Castle

Lord: Yoshikawa Hirotake

## Yoshikawa Clan's Castle Overlooking the Nishiki River Iw...

萩城（指月城）

Japanese National Historic Site / UNESCO World Heritage (component asset of Meiji Japan's Industrial Revolution Heritage Sites)

Hagi Castle (Shizuki Castle)

Lord: Mouri Terumoto

## The Mouri Clan Castle Town In 1604 (Keichō 9), after Mour...

Shikoku

高松城（玉藻城）

National Historic Site / One of Japan's Three Great Sea Castles

Takamatsu Castle (Tamamo Castle)

Lord: Ikoma Chikamasa / Matsudaira Yorishige

## A Castle Floating on the Sea In Tenshō 16 (1588), Ikoma C...

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