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Himeji Castle is the most visited castle in Japan [1] and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Japanese Sengoku period from the mid-15th to early 17th century was a time of nearly continual military conflict.
Castle design and organization continued to develop under the Ashikaga shogunate, and throughout the Sengoku period. Castle complexes became fairly elaborate, containing a number of structures, some of which were quite complex internally, as they now served as residences, command centres, and a number of other purposes.
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.
Sashiki Castle is located on Shiroyama, a 90-meter hill in the Sashiki neighborhood of Ashikita, at the mouth of the Sashiki River. The location is a strategic intersection of the Satsuma Kaido and the Hitoyoshi Kaigo, commanding land transportation to southern Kyushu and the isolated Hitoyoshi Basin in southern Higo Province, and the site of a port which was used in the Sengoku period Nanban ...
Hachiōji Castle is located on the top of Mount Fukasawayama, about five kilometers southwest of central of modern center of Hachioji. The castle was situated to control both main route (via the Kobotoke Pass) and sub-route (Ange Pass) of the main road connecting Kai Province (modern Yamanashi prefecture) and Musashi Province (modern Saitama prefecture and Tokyo Metropolis).
The site of the castle was designated a National Historic Site in 1926, with the designation upgraded to that of a Special National Historic Site in 1952. [1] The castle is located within the grounds of the Biwako Quasi-National Park. Azuchi Castle was built from 1576 to 1579 on Mount Azuchi on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa in Ōmi Province. [2]
Ogura Castle (小倉城, Ogura-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is now part of the town of Ranzan, Hiki District, Saitama, in the Kantō region of Japan. [1] The site has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site , since 2008.
Kuroi Castle (黒井城, Kuroi-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is now the Kasuga-cho neighborhood of the city of Tamba Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. [1] It was also called Hogetsu Castle (保月城, Hogetsu-jō) or Hōzuki Castle (保築城, Hōzuki-jō).