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Though firearms first appeared in Japan in 1543, and castle design almost immediately saw developments in reaction, Azuchi castle, built in the 1570s, was the first example of a largely new type of castle, on a larger, grander scale than those that came before, boasting a large stone base (武者返し, musha-gaeshi), a complex arrangement of ...
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. Himeji Castle (World Heritage Site)
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]
On April 6, 2006, Matsumoto Castle was selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Castles. [7] Matsumoto Castle was damaged in a 5.4 magnitude earthquake on June 30, 2011. The quake caused around ten cracks in the inner wall of the main castle tower. [8] There is a plan for restoring the soto-bori (outer moat), which was reclaimed for a residential ...
Himeji Castle. The castles in Top 100 Japanese Castles or 100 Fine Castles of Japan (日本百名城, Nihon Hyaku-Meijō) were chosen based on their significance in culture, history, and in their regions by the Japanese Castle Association (日本城郭協会, Nihon Jōkaku Kyōkai) in 2006.
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.
Osaka Castle (大坂城 or 大阪城, Ōsaka-jō) is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi–Momoyama period .
Gifu Castle (岐阜城, Gifu-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Along with Mount Kinka and the Nagara River, it is one of the main symbols of the city. The castle is also known as Inabayama Castle (稲葉山城, Inabayama-jō). It was designated a National Historic Site in 2011. [1]