Castles in Japan
日本の城
National Treasures 国宝
NameHimeji Castle
姫路城

Hikone Castle

Hours / Closed

9:00-17:00(enter by 16:00)
1,000JPY
Open daily except
Dec.29 ＆ 30

8:30-17:00(enter by 16:30)

彦根城
Open daily

Inuyama Castle
犬山城

Matsue Castle
松江城

Admission

Address / Tel

68 Hon-machi,Himeji-shi, Hyogo Pref.

800JPY(Hikone Castle &Genkyuen)

9:00-17:00(enter by 16:30)
550JPY

1-1 Konki-cho,Hikone-shi, Shiga Pref.

Open daily except
Dec.29 - 31

0568-61-1711

Apr. - Sep.：8:30-18:30(enter by 18:00)
Oct. - Mar.：8:30-17:00(enter by 16:30)

1-5 Tono-machi,Matsue-shi, Shimane Pref.

680JPY

0852-21-4030

松本城

8:30-17:00(enter by 16:30)
the end of Apr. - thebeginning of May ＆ the
middle of Aug. : 8:00-18:00(enter by 17:30)
700JPY
Jan.1-3 : 10:00-15:30(enter by 15:00)
Open daily except
Dec.29 - 31

20 min. walk from Himeji Sta. on JR
Sanyo Shinkansen Line

15 min. walk from Hikone Sta. on JR
Biwako LineThe castle was completed in 1622.
"Tenshukaku" (castle tower) has three stories withwhite walls and variegated roofs.

15 min. walk from Inuyama-Yuen Sta.
(West Exit) on Meitetsu Inuyama LineThe castle was built in 1537 and has one of theoldest "Tenshukaku" (castle tower) existed inJapan.

20 min. walk or 5 min. by bus fromMatsueshinjiko-Onsen Sta. on Ichibata
Dentetsu Line
10 min. by Lakeline bus from Matsue
Sta. on JR San'in Honsen LineThe castle was built in 1611 and designated as a
National Treasure in 2015.

0749-22-2742

65-2 Inuyamakitakoken,
Inuyama-shi, Aichi Pref.

NoteThe castle was registered as a World Cultural
Heritage site in 1993.
It was re-opened in March 2015 after a long
period of renovation.
It is also known as "White Heron Castle"(Shirasagi-jo) for its white appearance.

079-285-1146

Open daily

Matsumoto Castle

Access4-1 Marunouchi,Matsumoto-shi, Nagano Pref. 20 min. walk from Matsumoto Sta. on
JR Shinonoi Line0263-32-2902

The history of the castle began in 1504.
The six-story "Tenshukaku" (castle tower) is
designated as a National Treasure.

Important Cultural Properties 重要文化財
NameHirosaki Castle
弘前城

Hours / Closed
9:00-17:00
Cherry blossom season :7:00-21:00

Admission320JPY

Maruoka Castle
丸岡城

450JPY

Open daily

Bitchu Matsuyama
Castle備中松山城

Marugame Castle

Apr. - Sep.：9:00-17:30(enter by 17:00)
Oct. - Mar.：9:00-16:30(enter by 16:00)

丸亀城

伊予松山城

1-59 Kasumi-cho,Maruoka-cho, Sakai-shi,
Fukui Pref.

The castle was built on a 430m-high mountaintop,
making it the highest fortress with the existing
castle tower in Japan.

400JPY

Ichiban-cho,Marugame-shi, Kagawa Pref. 15 min. walk from Marugame Sta. on
JR Yosan Line0877-23-2107

The castle is famous for its high stone wall (60mhigh).

9:00-17:00 (enter by 16:30)
Aug.：9:00-17:30(enter by 17:00)
Dec. & Jan.：9:00-16:30
520JPY(enter by 16:00)

3-2-46 Okaido,
Matsuyama-shi, Ehime Pref.
089-921-4873

Nov. - Feb.：9:00-16:00
Mar. - Oct.：9:00-17:00

宇和島城

200JPY

Open daily

Kochi Castle
高知城

Marunouchi,
Uwajima-shi, Ehime Pref.

① 10 min. by street-car from
Matsuyama Sta. on JR Yosan Line to
Okaido Sta., and 5 min. walk to the"Tenshukaku" (castle tower) was rebuilt in 1854
ropeway (lift) sta.
after a fire.
② 3 min. by ropeway (6 min. by lift) toChojaganaru, and 10 min. walk to thecastle

15 min. walk from Uwajima Sta. on JRYosan LineThe castle was designed and built by Lord
Takatora Todo (1556-1630).

25 min. walk or 10 min. by bus from
Kochi Sta. on JR Dosan LineThe castle was destroyed in a fire, and"Tenshukaku" (castle tower) was reconstructed in
1749.

0895-22-2832

9:00-17:00(enter by 16:30)
420JPY
Open daily except
Dec.26 - Jan.1

20 min. by bus from Awara-Onsen Sta.
The castle has one of the oldest "Tenshukaku"or 60 min. by bus from Fukui Sta. on JR(castle tower) in Japan.
Hokuriku Shinkansen Line

500JPY

Open daily except
the third Wed. of Dec.

Uwajima Castle

The castle is the only one which has original"Tenshukaku" (castle tower) in Tohoku region.

90 min. walk from Bitchu-Takahashi
1 Uchisange,
Sta. on JR Hakubi Line
Takahashi-shi, Okayama Pref.
15 min. by taxi from Bitchu-Takahashi
Sta. to Fuigotoge Parking, and 20 min.
0866-22-1487
walk to the castle

Open daily

Iyo MatsuyamaCastle

30 min. walk or 15 min. by bus fromHirosaki Sta. on JR Ou Honsen LineNote0776-66-0303

Open daily except
Dec.29 - Jan.3
9:00-16:30(enter by 16:00)

1 Shimoshirogane-cho,Hirosaki-shi, Aomori Pref.

Access0172-33-8739

Closed on Nov.24 - Mar.31
8:30-17:00(enter by 16:30)

Address / Tel

1-2-1 Marunouchi,
Kochi-shi, Kochi Pref.
088-824-5701

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JNTO-TIC, April 2024