| 1．Matsue Castle | ||||||
| Matsue Castle (松江城, Matsue-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. Matsue Castle was constructed from 1607 to 1611 by Horio Yoshiharu, the first daimyō of the Matsue Domain, during the early Edo period. Ownership was passed to the Izumo branch of the Kyōgoku in 1633 and then the Matsudaira, a junior branch of the ruling Tokugawa clan, in 1637. The Matsudaira donated Matsue Castle to the city of Matsue in 1927. | ||||||
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| Type： Japanese castle Builder ： 1607–1611; 413 years ago (1611) Buildyear ： Horio Yoshiharu | ||||||
| 2．Nanao Castle (Iwami) | ||||||
| Nanao Castle (七尾城, Nanao jō) was a Muromachi period yamajiro-stype Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, in the San'in region of western Japan. Its ruins been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2004 together with the Miyake Odoi fortified residence as the "Masuda clan fortification ruins".[1] | ||||||
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| Type： yamajiro-style Japanese castle Builder ： c.1193 Buildyear ： Masuda clan | ||||||
| 3．Miyake Odoi Site | ||||||
| Miyake-Odoi Site (三宅御土居跡, Miyake-Odoi ato) is an archaeological site with the traces of a Muromachi period fortified residence, located in what is now the Miyake neighborhood of the city of Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, in the San'in region of western Japan. Its ruins been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2004 together with the Nanao Castle ruins as the "Masuda clan fortification ruins".[1] | ||||||
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| Type： yamajiro-style Japanese castle Builder ： c.1193 Buildyear ： Masuda clan | ||||||
| 4．Gassantoda Castle | ||||||
| Gassantoda Castle (月山富田城, Gassantoda-jō) was a Sengoku period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in Izumo Province, in what is now part of the city of Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture in the San'in region of far western Japan. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 19３４.[1] Gassantoda Castle was built using whole of Mount Gassan's ridges and valleys, and is regarded as one of the five largest and most important medieval mountain castle along with Kasugayama Castle (Niigata), Nanao Castle (Ishikawa), Odani Castle and Kannonji Castle (Shiga). | ||||||
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| Type： Japanese castle Builder ： 1396; 628 years ago (1396) Buildyear ： Sasaki Yoshikiyo | ||||||
| 5．Tsuwano Castle | ||||||
| Tsuwano Castle (津和野城, Tsuwano-jō) was a Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture, in the San'in region of far western Japan. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1942.[1] In its early history, it was called Sanbonmatsu Castle (三本松城, Sanbonmatsu-jō) or Ipponmatsu Castle (一本松城, Ipponmatsu-jō). During the Edo Period, it was the center of Tsuwano Domain ruled by the Kamei clan; however, the administrative offices and daimyō residence were located at the base of the mountain to avoid the steep mountain paths. | ||||||
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| Type： Renkakushiki yamajiro-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1295 Buildyear ： Yoshimi clan |