| 1．Katsuga Castle | ||||||
| Katsuga Castle (勝賀城, Katsuga-jō) was a castle structure in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The castle has been designated as Takamatsu city's Historic site.[2] Kōzai clan's fortified residence Saryō Castle is located under the Katsuga castle.[3] Katuga castle was built by the Kōzai clan, one of the most powerful clans along with Sogō clan in the Sanuki Province and the castle became Kōzai clan's main castle for nearly 360 years.[4][2][5] | ||||||
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| Type： Mountaintop castle Builder ： 1221[1] Buildyear ： Kōzai Sukemura | ||||||
| 2．Takamatsu Castle (Sanuki) | ||||||
| Takamatsu Castle (高松城, Takamatsu-jō) is a Japanese castle located in central Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is also called Tamamo Castle (玉藻城, Tamamo-jō), literally "seaweed castle," for its seawater moats. The castle was headquarters of the Takamatsu Domain, which ruled eastern Sanuki Province (modern-day Kagawa) from 1588 to 1869. It is now a park. The castle site has been a National Historic Site since 1955.[1] This castle is one of three in Japan to use seawater moats, along with Imabari Castle in Ehime Prefecture and Nakatsu Castle in Ōita Prefecture. | ||||||
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| Type： Azuchi-Momoyama castle Builder ： 1588 (1588) Buildyear ： Ikoma Chikamasa | ||||||
| 3．Marugame Castle | ||||||
| Marugame Castle (丸亀城, Marugame-jō) is an Edo Period Japanese castle in the city of Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the center of Marugame city, in former Sanuki Province on the island of Shikoku. During the Edo Period, it was the center of Marugame Domain, ruled by the tozama Kyōgoku clan under the Tokugawa Shogunate. The castle site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1953.[1] Marugame Castle is one of only a dozen Japanese castles to have an original wooden 'tenshu' built before 1860.[2] | ||||||
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| Type： Hirayamashiro (hilltop castle) Buildyear ： Nara Motoyasu | ||||||
| 4．Kiyama (Kagawa) | ||||||
| Kiyama (城山, Kiyama) was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan (朝鮮式山城, Chōsen-shiki yamajiro) located in the city of Sakaide, Kagawa, Japan, and extending partly into the neighboring city of Marugame.[1][2] Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1951.[3] It is also known as Shiroyama Castle or Sanuki-Shiroyama Castle. | ||||||
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| Type： Korean-style fortress Builder ： 668-670 Buildyear ： Yamato court | ||||||
| 5．Hiketa Castle | ||||||
| Hiketa Castle (引田城, Hiketa-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3] Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2020.[4] | ||||||
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| Type： Hirayama style castle Builder ： Sengoku period Buildyear ： Unknown | ||||||
| 6．Amagiri Castle | ||||||
| Amagiri Castle (天霧城, Amagiri-jō) was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located on the border of what is now the cities of Zentsūji and Mitoyo and the town of Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1990.[3] | ||||||
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| Type： Mountaintop castle Builder ： 1364 Buildyear ： Kagawa Kagenori |