Directory > Arts > Architecture > History > Building Types > Fortifications > Castles > Japan 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/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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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 Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Himeji Castle Detailed, illustrated history and description of this fine early 17th century castle and discussion of the technical orginality of its construction by a Japanese engineering company. http://www.jgc.co.jp/waza/a5_himeji/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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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 Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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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://www.geocities.com/castlejapan/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Castles of Japan: A Western Perspective Aryn Lickey provides a computer aided montage of how Yonago Castle might have appeared, with a map of its location. http://www.castlejapan.com/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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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 Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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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/ Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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