| 1．Nagoya Castle | ||||||
| Nagoya Castle (名古屋城, Nagoya-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the most important castle towns in Japan, Nagoya-juku, a post station on the Minoji road linking two of the important Edo Five Routes, the Tōkaidō and the Nakasendō. Nagoya Castle became the core of the modern Nagoya and ownership was transferred to the city by the Imperial Household Ministry in 1930. Nagoya Castle was partially destroyed in 1945 during the Pacific War and the reconstruction and repair of the castle has been ongoing since 1957. | ||||||
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| Type： Flatland Builder ： 1610-1619 | ||||||
| 2．Nirengi Castle | ||||||
| Nirengi Castle (二連木城, Nirengi-jō) was a Japanese castle in what is now the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, during the Sengoku period. There are no extant structures left; however, a park was built on the site where the castle once stood, and a stone monument and some explanatory signboards were erected by the city. | ||||||
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| Type： Flatland castle (平城) Builder ： 1493 Buildyear ： Toda Munemitsu 戸田宗光 | ||||||
| 3．Yoshida Castle (Mikawa Province) | ||||||
| Yoshida Castle (吉田城, Yoshida-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Toyohashi, southeastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Yoshida Castle was home to the Inaba clan, daimyō of Tateyama Domain. The castle was also known as Imabashi Castle (今橋城, Imabashi-jō), and later as Toyohashi Castle. | ||||||
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| Type： flatland-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1505 | ||||||
| 4．Jōjō Castle | ||||||
| Jōjō Castle (上条城, Jōjō-jō) was a hirashiro (平城, castle constructed on the plains) located in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] It was built in 1218 by Osaka Kouzen. Currently only ruins are left. From 1558 to 1573, the castle lord was Sassa Narimasa's subordinate. When the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute occurred in 1584, Ikeda Tsuneoki came there. After the war, Toyotomi Hideyoshi stayed at Jōjō Castle. The founder of Higashikasugai, Mayor Hayashi Kimbei, lived here during the Meiji period. | ||||||
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| 5．Ogyū Castle | ||||||
| Ogyū Castle (大給城, Ogyū-jō) was a Sengoku period flatland-style Japanese castle located in the Ōuchi neighborhood of the city of Toyota, Aichi in the Tōkai region of Japan. The ruins, together with other sites in Matsudaira-gō associated with the Matsudaira clan, have been collectively protected as a National Historic Site since 2000.[1] | ||||||
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| Type： yamajiro-style Japanese castle Builder ： Muromachi period | ||||||
| 6．Koromo Castle | ||||||
| Koromo Castle (挙母城, Koromo-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Koromo Castle was home to the Naitō clan, daimyō of Koromo Domain. The castle was also known as Shichishū-jō (七州城). A fortification was built near the present site of Koromo Castle during the Kamakura period, and the area was contested in the Sengoku period between the Imagawa clan and the Oda clan. After the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Miyake clan (formerly of Tahara were allowed to return to Mikawa and were assigned a 10,000 koku domain. In 1600, Miyake Yasusada built a jin'ya fortified residence approximately a kilometer away from the site of the original fortification, and planted sakura trees all around it. The residence was nicknamed "Sakura-jō " (桜城). | ||||||
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| Type： hilltop-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1782 Buildyear ： Naito Masamitsu | ||||||
| 7．Nishio Castle | ||||||
| Nishio Castle (西尾城, Nishio-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city of Nishio, eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Nishio Castle was home to the Ogyu Matsudaira, daimyō of Nishio Domain. The castle was also known as Tsuru-jō (鶴城), Tsuruga-jō (鶴ヶ城), or Saijo-jō (西条城). Nishio Castle dates to the Kamakura period with a fortification called Saijō-jō was built by Ashikaga Yoshiuji in around 1221. The Saijō was a cadet branch of the Ashikaga clan and late changed their name to "Kira", serving the Sunpu-based Imagawa clan. After the Battle of Okehazama in 1600, the castle was captured by Tokugawa Ieyasu. He assigned it to one of his generals, Sakai Shigetada, who rebuilt it with moats, stone walls, several yagura, gates and a donjon. After the transfer of the Tokugawa clan to the Kanto region by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the castle was assigned to one of Hideyoshi's generals, Tanaka Yoshimasa, who was also castellan of Okazaki Castle. | ||||||
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| Type： flatland-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1585 Buildyear ： Sakai Shigetada | ||||||
| 8．Inuyama Castle | ||||||
| Inuyama Castle (犬山城, Inuyama-jō) is a yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The castle overlooks the Kiso River, which serves as the border between Aichi and Gifu Prefectures. The tenshu of Inuyama Castle, one of only 12 pre-modern tenshu remaining in existence, has been determined to be the oldest remaining tenshu, dating from the late 1580s. The castle has been a National Historic Site since 2018.[1] | ||||||
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| Builder ： 1537 Buildyear ： Oda Hirochika | ||||||
| 9．Ōno Castle (Chita District, Owari Province) | ||||||
| Ōno Castle (大野城, Ōno-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Ōno, Chita District, Aichi, former Owari Province. It is also known as Miyayama Castle (宮山城). The area is since 1954 a part of the town of Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture. Media related to Ōno Castle (Chita District, Owari Province) at Wikimedia Commons | ||||||
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| 10．Mount Komaki | ||||||
| Mount Komaki (小牧山, Komakiyama) is an 86 m-high (282 ft) mountain located in the city of Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At one point, the mountain was topped with the original Komakiyama Castle, built by Oda Nobunaga.[1] Its base stretches for nearly 600 m (1,969 ft) from east to west, and 400 m (1,312 ft) from north to south, covering an area of approximately 21 ha (52 acres). The mountain is now a historical park, containing various castle ruins, including water wells and stone walls,[2] in addition to artifacts dating further back. Though known for the sakura trees, the northern part of the mountain is home to many Machilus thunbergii trees. This is the only spot in the surrounding area where these trees occur naturally. The reproduction of Komakiyama Castle was built in 1967 and houses the Komaki City Historical Museum. | ||||||
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| Type： yamashiro-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1563 Buildyear ： Oda Nobunaga | ||||||
| 11．Nagashino Castle | ||||||
| Nagashino Castle (長篠城, Nagashino-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is now Shinshiro, eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is noteworthy as the site of the crucial Battle of Nagashino between the combined forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga against Takeda Katsuyori in 1575. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1929, the first time a former castle site had received such protection.[1] | ||||||
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| Type： flatland-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1508 Buildyear ： Suganuma Motonari | ||||||
| 12．Noda Castle | ||||||
| Noda Castle (野田城, Noda-jō) was a Sengoku period castle located in eastern Mikawa Province in what is today part of the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. A fortified residence was constructed on this site by Suganuma Sadanori in 1508. The Suganuma clan were a subordination branch of the Okudaira clan, who ruled most of Mikawa Province. The castle was seized by the Imagawa clan in 1560, shortly before their defeat at the Battle of Okehazama in Owari Province. Suganuma Sadamitsu recovered the castle in a night battle in 1562. However, in 1571, a reconnaissance-in-force by the Takeda clan, led by Yamagata Masakage took the castle and held it briefly with little difficulty. When the armies of the Takeda clan, led by Takeda Shingen invaded Mikawa Province in 1573, the Takeda clan attempted to seize Noda Castle once again. However, in the past couple of years, the castle defenses had been increased by Suganuma Sadamichi, and the castle held out for several weeks. | ||||||
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| Type： Flatland Builder ： 1508 | ||||||
| 13．Furumiya Castle | ||||||
| Furumiya Castle (古宮城, Furumiya-jō) is a castle structure in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1] The castle was built by Takeda Shingen's general Baba Nobuharu[2] The castle is now only ruins, some moats and earthworks.[3] The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.[4] | ||||||
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| Type： Hirayama-style castle Builder ： 1571? Buildyear ： Baba Nobuharu | ||||||
| 14．Iwasaki Castle (Owari Province) | ||||||
| Iwasaki Castle (岩崎城, Iwasaki-jō) is a hill castle (平山城 hirayamajiro) located in the city of Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was built during the Sengoku period in Owari Province and was a support castle to Shobata Castle (勝幡城 Shobata-jō). | ||||||
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| Type： hirayama-style Japanese castle Builder ： Sengoku period | ||||||
| 15．Tahara Castle | ||||||
| Tahara Castle (田原城, Tahara-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Tahara, southern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Tahara Castle was home to the Miyake clan, daimyō of the 12,000 koku Tahara Domain. Tahara Castle is located on a small hill in the city of Tahara, near the root of the Atsumi Peninsula extending into Mikawa Bay. The location was formerly surrounded by inlets, which enhanced its defensive position, and its ability to extend control over shipping in the area. | ||||||
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| Type： flatland-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1480 Buildyear ： Toda Munemitsu | ||||||
| 16．Kiyosu Castle | ||||||
| Kiyosu Castle (清洲城, Kiyosu-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Kiyosu, eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is noted for its association with the rise to power of the Sengoku period warlord, Oda Nobunaga.[1] The kanji in the name of the castle was written as 清須城. The current partial reconstruction dates to 1989[1][2] and was built as a centennial celebration for the modern-day city of Kiyosu. | ||||||
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| Type： flatland-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1394-1407 Buildyear ： Shiba Yoshishige |