Directory: Top/Arts/Architecture/Building_Types/Fortifications/Castles/Japan

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Virtual Tour Himeji Castle
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.
http://www.himeji-castle.gr.jp/
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Japanese Castles
A few photographs by Jamie Marconi of the more famous castles in Japan.
http://www.hungry.com/~jamie/castle.html
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Castles of Japan
Aryn Lickey provides a computer aided montage of how Yonago Castle might have appeared, with a map of its location.
http://www.castlejapan.com/
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Shiro: A Japanese Castle
Stephen Wyley discusses the development and aspects of Japanese castles. Drawings by Steven Lowe.
http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbiter/shiro.html
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Nijo Castle
Kyoto castle built by the first Tokugawa shogun.
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/ealac/V3613/kyoto/frames/aut_nijo.htm
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Guide to Japanese Castles
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.
http://www.jcastle.info/
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Shurijo Castle
History, draw up a city plan, video and people of castle.
http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/001/index-e.html
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Castles of Japan
Takashi Toyooka offers a location map, brief description, thumbnail photographs and any relevant links for each castle. Select via an interactive map or an index. Bibliography.
http://pages.ca.inter.net/~ttoyooka/oshiro/
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Goryokaku
Constructed reason,record of war,size of building.
http://web-japan.org/atlas/historical/his01.html
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Gifu Castle
Size of a building, former inhabitant, photo,access information.
http://www.gifucvb.or.jp/en/kankou/meisyo/gifujo.shtml
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