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Because these palace structures are listed as residences [14] by the Japanese cultural authorities, Nijo Castle is often not listed as a castle with national treasure structures. However, as goten (castle palaces) were the central and arguably most important feature of Japanese castles, the palace is a historical part of Nijo Castle. [15]
Azuchi Castle was demolished in 1582 by Akechi Mitsuhide after his assassination of Nobunaga in the Honno-ji Incident. Many researchers agree that Azuchi Castle was the catalyst for the establishment of early modern castles in Japan from the Azuchi–Momoyama period onwards. Yamajiro (山城, lit.
The castle compound was renamed Tokyo Castle (東京城, Tōkei-jō) [7] [user-generated source] in October, 1868, and then renamed Imperial Castle (皇城, Kōjō) in 1869. In the year Meiji 2 (1868), on the 23rd day of the 10th month of the Japanese calendar the emperor moved to Tokyo and Edo castle became an imperial palace.
Castles of Japan; Japan Top 100 Castles and castle ruins Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine; Photos of Japanese Castles Archived 2013-03-30 at the Wayback Machine; The Japan's Modern Castles YouTube channel, featuring virtual tours of castle sites and discussing their modern history
K. Kaetsu border castle ruins; Kagamiyama Castle (Higashihiroshima) Kagenouma Kōgoishi; Kagomori Castle; Kagoshima Castle; Kamaha Castle; Kameyama Castle (Kyoto)
This is an incomplete list of castles in Japan, and focuses on those with some historical notability. Five of Japan's castles ( Hikone , Himeji , Inuyama , Matsue and Matsumoto ) are National Treasures .
Kanazawa Castle showing the Hashizume-mon Tsuzuki Yagura watchtower, Hashizume-ichi-no-mon Gate, and moat. During the late Muromachi period, the Ikkō-ikki, followers of the teachings of priest Rennyo, of the Jōdo Shinshū sect, displaced the official governors of Kaga Province, the Togashi clan, and established a kind of theocratic republic later known as "The Peasants' Kingdom".
Kaneishi Castle is a flatland-style Japanese castle, located at the foot of Shimizuyama, a mountain which had been fortified during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), and which was the stronghold of the Sō clan. It was originally called the "Kaneishi-no-yakata", and began as a fortified residence built by Sō Masamori in 1528.