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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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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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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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Japanese castles - http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2296.html
Structures, castle town, history, guard tower and wall and moat. |
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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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Japanese Castle - http://castle.ad-g.tv/
History, movie, and links. |
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Castles of Japan - http://www.castlejapan.com/
Aryn Lickey provides a computer aided montage of how Yonago Castle might have appeared, with a map of its location. |
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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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Japanese Castles - http://tanutech.com/japan/jcastles.html
List of castle ruins and history. |
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Inuyama Castle - http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/aichi/inuyama.html
History, scale, video clip and successive owner. |