This is a list of foreign-style castles in Japan . In Japan, the word '城 (shiro ) has broader meanings than western world, so this list includes the buildings near to fortresses .
Korean style castles [ edit ] Castle Image Location First Built Type Status Mizuki Castle Dazaifu , Fukuoka Prefecture 663 Korean style defensive wall? Ruins Nagato Castle Shimonoseki , Yamaguchi Prefecture ? 665 Korean-style fortress unknown location Ōno Castle Ōnojō , Fukuoka Prefecture 665 Korean-style fortress Ruins Kii Castle Kiyama , Saga Prefecture 665 Korean-style fortress Ruins Takayasu Castle Heguri , Nara Prefecture 667 Korean-style fortress Ruins Yashima Castle Takamatsu , Kagawa Prefecture 667 Korean-style fortress Ruins,restored stonewall Kaneda Castle Tsushima , Nagasaki Prefecture 667 Korean-style fortress Ruins Kikuchi Castle Yamaga , Kumamoto Prefecture 698 Korean-style fortress Partially reconstructed Mino Castle unknown 699 Korean-style fortress unknown location Inazumi castle unknown 699 Korean-style fortress unknown location Mio Castle Takashima , Shiga Prefecture ? 672 Korean-style fortress? unknown location Ibara Castle Fukuyama , Hiroshima Prefecture ? 719 Korean-style fortress unknown location Tsune Castle Fuchū , Hiroshima Prefecture ? 719 Korean-style fortress unknown location Kiyama Castle Tatsuno, Hyogo , Hyogo Prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Ōmeguri Komeguri-san Castle Okayama , Okayama Prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Ki Castle Sōja , Okayama Prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Partially reconstructed Iwaki-san Castle Hikari , Yamaguchi prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Kiyama Castle Sakaide , Kagawa prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Einōsan Castle Saijō , Ehime Prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Kakenouma Castle Iizuka , Fukuoka Prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Raizan Castle Itoshima, Fukuoka , Fukuoka Prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Hagi Castle Asakura , Fukuoka Prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Ashiki-san Castle Chikushino , Fukuoka Prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Kōra-san Castle Kurume , Fukuoka Prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Zoyama Castle Miyama , Fukuoka Prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Goshogatani castle Miyako , Fukuoka Prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Tōbaru-san Castle Kōge , Fukuoka prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Obukuma-yama Castle Saga , Saga prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins Otsubo-yama Castle Takeo, Saga , Saga Prefecture unknown Kōgoishi Ruins
Chinese style castle [ edit ] Portuguese style castle [ edit ] French style castles [ edit ] French style bastion fort [ edit ] Japanese castles with French-style buildings [ edit ] Other Japanese castles stationed by French style Japanese troops includes Sakura Castle , Utsunomiya Castle , Takasaki Castle , Sendai Castle , Kanazawa Castle , Osaka Castle , Himeji Castle , Hiroshima Castle , Marugame Castle , Kumamoto Castle , Kokura Castle , and Fukuoka Castle .[12] English style castle [ edit ] Japanese castles with English-style buildings [ edit ] References [ edit ] 向井一雄 (2017). よみがえる古代山城 国際戦争と防衛ライン(歴史文化ライブラリー440) . 吉川弘文館 . ISBN 978-4642058407 . 国指定史跡怡土城跡(前原市文化財調査報告書 第94集) . 前原市教育委員会. 2006. - リンクは九州国立博物館「西都 太宰府」資料観覧ライブラリー。 See also [ edit ]