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Wikipedia: Osaka Castle - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Castle
An illustrated history and description of this important castle, built from 1583 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. |
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Wikipedia: Edo Castle - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_Castle
An illustrated history and description of this castle built in 1457 by ta D kan in what is now the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo. |
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Japanese castles - http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2296.html
Structures, castle town, history, guard tower and wall and moat. |
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Goryokaku - http://web-japan.org/atlas/historical/his01.html
Constructed reason,record of war,size of building. |
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Virtual Tour Himeji Castle - http://www.himeji-castle.gr.jp/
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. |
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The Castles of Japan - http://library.thinkquest.org/C001119/
ThinkQuest provides an illustrated guide to surviving castles, together with the historic context and design features. Includes a bibliography and simulations of castle-storming. |
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Wikipedia: Azuchi Castle - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azuchi_Castle
An illustrated history and description of this fortress built 1576-1579 by Oda Nobunaga on the shores of Lake Biwa. |
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Shurijo Castle - http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/001/index-e.html
History, draw up a city plan, video and people of castle. |
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Castles of Japan - http://pages.ca.inter.net/~ttoyooka/oshiro/
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. |
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Guide to Japanese Castles - http://www.jcastle.info/
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. |
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Shiro: A Japanese Castle - http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbiter/shiro.html
Stephen Wyley discusses the development and aspects of Japanese castles. Drawings by Steven Lowe. |
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Castles of Japan - http://www.gocastlesgo.com
Dale Kenny lists over 300 castles, and provides a photograph for many of those which survive. |
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Inuyama Castle - http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/aichi/inuyama.html
History, scale, video clip and successive owner. |
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Gifu Castle - http://www.gifucvb.or.jp/en/kankou/meisyo/gifujo.shtml
Size of a building, former inhabitant, photo,access information. |
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Kumamoto Castle Photo - http://kumamotoben.jp/en/photos-castle.html
Photograph in inside and surrounding area in castle. |