Not just the castle keep. Japanese famous castles that will make you fall in love with the stone walls and moats.

The world heritage site White Heron Castle, the stone walls built by Ikeda Terumasa and the three-tiered spiral layout are of overwhelming beauty.

The stone walls from the Ishikawa Kazumasa era that support the National Treasure keep, and the beautiful arrangement of the inner and outer moats surrounding the main keep are highlights.

The National Treasure castle keep built on a cliff of the Kiso River, the stone walls maintained by the Naruse clan, and the natural fortress create a spectacular view.

The technology of the stone walls supporting the Tenbin Yagura (Balance Turret), and the atmosphere of the inner moat with Biwako (Lake Biwa) as a borrowed scenery, possess a dignity befitting a National Treasure.

Mount Katsu, which bears the existing castle keep, and the stone walls and 21 remaining tower sites built by Kato Yoshiaki, demonstrate the majesty of Iyomatsuyama.

The imposing Musha-gaeshi stone walls built by Kiyomasa Kato and the sturdy defensive system of moats protecting the main keep are breathtaking.

The massive stone walls rebuilt by the Tokugawa Shogunate and the magnificent moats extending from the Otemon gate tell of its former grandeur.

The former capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the beauty of the palace architecture with its uniquely curved stone walls and Ryutan Pond has been revived.

The castle keep of the Tsugaru clan, who unified Tsugaru, is surrounded by stone walls and an inner moat that mark Hirosaki's history.

The Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shoguns, the palace and garden beauty, the stage for Yoshinobu's Taisei Hokan, convey the elegance of the Edo period.

The high stone walls of the main keep built by Yamauchi Kazutoyo, and the layout that takes advantage of the steep terrain characteristic of Shikoku's famous castles, are its charm.

A mountain castle in the sky and the only existing mountain castle among the 12 original keeps, the stone walls renovated by Kobori Enshu harmonize with the natural bedrock, creating mountain castle beauty.

Famous for Japan's tallest stone walls, boasting a 60m high stone wall complex and a superb view overlooking the Sanuki Plain.

Famous as a castle in the sky, the stone walls on the summit, floating in the morning mist rising from the Maruyama River, create a fantastic scene.

The existing castle keep on a small hill overlooking Lake Shinji, with its rough-hewn stone walls built by the Horio clan, evokes the past.

The residence of the Maeda clan's million koku, the Ishikawa-mon gate's stone walls and the Hyakken-bori moats convey the power of the Kaga domain to this day.

The red-tiled castle keep standing on stone walls built by Gamo Ujisato, harmonizing with the inner moat that marks Aizu's history, is beautiful.

The stage of the Ueda Battle built by Sanada Masayuki, the stone walls of the flatland castle with the Chikuma River as its outer moat tell of Sanada's wisdom.

From the stronghold of the Hojo clan to the residence of the Okubo clan, the beautiful landscape of stone walls overlooking Sagami Bay and the Gakubashi bridge is charming.

The irregular pentagonal castle keep stone walls built by Ikeda Hidemasa and the layout utilizing the Asahi River as an outer moat are unique.

A flatland castle on the Ota River delta built by Mori Terumoto, the restored stone walls and inner moat mark the history of Aki.

Fukuyama Castle, built by Katsunari Mizuno, with its stone walls and inner moat visible from the Shinkansen station, tells the history of Bingo.

The residence of Saito Dosan and Oda Nobunaga, the stone walls on the summit of Mt. Kinka and the grand panorama of the Nagara River evoke Sengoku romance.

A restoration of Yamauchi Kazutoyo's castle, the stone walls that defended the strategic point of the Tokaido and the water moat utilizing the Sakawa River are magnificent.

The castle-building techniques of Todo Takatora shine through, with the beauty of the stone walls overlooking the Uwajima Sea and the dignity of the existing castle keep reflecting the style of Date.

The rough-hewn stone walls supporting the only existing castle keep in Hokuriku, and the pentagonal inner moat, retain the atmosphere of the Sengoku period.

The stage of the Shimabara Rebellion built by Matsukura Shigemasa, the stone walls overlooking the Ariake Sea and the water moat retain the vestiges of Nanban culture.

The curved castle walls and the layout that utilizes the natural terrain, showcasing the stone construction techniques of the Ryukyu Kingdom, are unique.

The star-shaped fortress, the stage of the Battle of Hakodate, its stone walls and water moat built with Western fortification techniques mark the history of the late Edo and Meiji periods.