Japanische Burgen & Schwerter

Sendai Castle (Aoba Castle)

Burgherr: Date Masamune

Sendai Castle was built in 1601 by Date Masamune, the legendary 'One-Eyed Dragon,' and serves as the...

Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle (Tsuruga Castle)

Burgherr: Gamō Ujisato / Matsudaira Katamori

Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle is a renowned fortress at a strategic point in Tōhoku, known for the tragic st...

Hirosaki Castle

Burgherr: Tsugaru Tamenobu / Tsugaru clan

Hirosaki Castle was planned by Tsugaru Tamenobu and completed by his son Nobuhira, boasting the only...

Matsumoto Castle

Burgherr: Ishikawa Kazumasa / Matsudaira clan

Matsumoto Castle is a National Treasure featuring a five-story, six-floor tower — the oldest survivi...

Inuyama Castle

Burgherr: Naruse Masanari / Naruse clan

Inuyama Castle, a National Treasure perched above the Kiso River, is one of the oldest surviving cas...

Nagoya Castle

Burgherr: Tokugawa Yoshinao (first lord of Owari Tokugawa)

Nagoya Castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu as the capstone of national unification. Its tower, crown...

Himeji Castle

Burgherr: Ikeda Terumasa / Sakai clan

Himeji Castle, known as 'White Heron Castle,' is the supreme masterpiece of Japanese castle architec...

Osaka Castle

Burgherr: Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a monument to national unification, and it became th...

Matsue Castle

Burgherr: Horio Yoshiharu / Matsudaira clan

Matsue Castle is a National Treasure on the shores of Lake Shinji, boasting the only surviving castl...

Okayama Castle

Burgherr: Ukita Hideie / Ikeda clan

Okayama Castle, nicknamed 'Crow Castle' for its black-lacquered exterior, is a magnificent fortress ...

Kōchi Castle

Burgherr: Yamauchi Kazutoyo / Yamauchi clan

Kōchi Castle was built by Yamauchi Kazutoyo after receiving the Tosa domain for his service at Sekig...

Kumamoto Castle

Burgherr: Katō Kiyomasa

Kumamoto Castle is one of Japan's three great castles, built with the full passion and expertise of ...