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Fortifications at the site of Kumamoto Castle were first established in 1467, and the castle keep was expanded considerably over the following years. It gained a reputation of impregnability due to its extensive defenses. The...

Shimabara Castle in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan was built in 1624. The castle was demolished in 1874, but was restored in the late 20th Century.

Kakegawa Castle was built between 1469–1487, and was reconstructed in the late 20th Century after sustaining damage throughout the centuries. Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Nagoya Castle was built in Nagoya Japan in 1612. Photo by Nelson Toru, courtesy of Pixabay.

Wakayama Castle In Wakayama Prefecture, Japan was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1585.

Maruoka Castle was built c. 1576 in present-day Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Matsushiro Castle was built in 1560, but was demolished in 1872. Parts of the castle, including its main gate and moat, have been reconstructed and repaired in recent years. In Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Odawara Castle was established in 1447, but was destroyed and rebuilt during the Edo Period. Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Photo of the Tatsumi-Yagura watchtower at Edo Castle. Edo Castle was continually expanded and rebuilt over the centuries, but was severely damaged by fires between the 17th and 19th Century. The complex is currently the Tokyo...

Scale model of the Honmaru and Ninomaru Palaces of Edo Castle, as they would have appeared during the late Tokugawa Shogunate. (Edo-Tokyo Museum, Japan)