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Towns tagged “Castle town”
146 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Castle town”, across 44 prefectures.
“Castle town” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido1
Hokkaido pageAomori Prefecture3
Aomori Prefecture pageIwate Prefecture3
Iwate Prefecture pageMiyagi Prefecture3
Miyagi Prefecture pageAkita Prefecture2
Akita Prefecture pageYamagata Prefecture4
Yamagata Prefecture page- Yonezawa CityA wooden school with a 94-meter front.Yonezawa Higher Technical School
- Tsuruoka CityCastle tiles carried to silkworm houses.Matsugaoka Kaikonjo, silk houses
- Shinjo CityA hall whose steep roof allows for snow.Snowy Region Research Institute
- Kaminoyama CityTolls repaid part of a stone bridge.Shinbashi, a post-town bridge
Fukushima Prefecture5
Fukushima Prefecture page- Aizuwakamatsu CityBuilt at a clan school to study stars.Nisshinkan Observatory remains
- Shirakawa CityDesigned by a subdeacon, built locally.Shirakawa Orthodox Church
- Soma CityOne drawing, many carvings: a 1695 hall.Hachiman Shrine, main hall
- Nihonmatsu CityA retainers' warning in 16 characters.Kaisekimei, a 16-character motto
- Miharu TownA hilltop annex for noh chant practice.Shiunkaku, Yoshida family annex
Ibaraki Prefecture6
Ibaraki Prefecture page- Mito CityWindows above a gallery carry reliefs.Mito City Teiku Water Tower
- Tsuchiura CityA yard-edge cherry, now five in the widened yard.Manabe Cherry, Manabe Elementary
- Koga CitySnow on black cloth became 86 sketches.Sekka Zusetsu, Doi Toshitsura
- Yuki CityA tower said to honor four generations.Yuki Tomomitsu grave, Shomyo-ji
- Takahagi CityJapan map printed with a lat-long grid.Nagakubo Sekisui, Sekisui map
- Kasama CityA stone wall with a woven pattern.Inada stone, Ishi no Hyakunenkan
Tochigi Prefecture3
Tochigi Prefecture pageGunma Prefecture3
Gunma Prefecture pageSaitama Prefecture2
Saitama Prefecture pageChiba Prefecture3
Chiba Prefecture pageKanagawa Prefecture1
Kanagawa Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture4
Niigata Prefecture page- Shibata CityA Sumida River guest house, moved home.Zoshunkaku, Okura's villa
- Murakami CityA trail sign reads "Nihonkoku" (Japan).Nihonkoku, a 555 m mountain
- Gosen CityBeyond cedars, a temple with a corridor.Jikoji cedar avenue
- Joetsu CityA lion statue lies before a former bank.House with the Lion Statue
Toyama Prefecture1
Toyama Prefecture pageIshikawa Prefecture3
Ishikawa Prefecture pageFukui Prefecture6
Fukui Prefecture page- Fukui CityA whole Sengoku town, kept under the soil.Ichijōdani, Asakura castle town
- Obama CityTwo Kamakura-era treasures in the hills.Myotsu-ji hall and pagoda
- Ono CityOn Hangeshō, skewered grilled mackerel.Hangeshō grilled mackerel
- Katsuyama CityFossils and their strata, both protected.Dinosaur fossils, Tetori Group
- Sabae CitySchool lunch here comes in lacquerware.Echizen lacquerware lunches
- Echizen CityAn unmatched roof for the god of paper.Okafuto and Ōtaki Shrines
Yamanashi Prefecture1
Yamanashi Prefecture pageNagano Prefecture5
Nagano Prefecture page- Nagano CityStones lean together into a roof shape.Omuro Kofun, gassho-gata chamber
- Matsumoto CityThe river channel is a stone staircase.Ushibuse Kaidanko, French style
- Suwa CitySeven boat-shaped stones line a hill.Takashima Domain lords' graves
- Komoro CityThey say rare tiles named it Tile Gate.Komoro Castle Otemon, Tile Gate
- Ina CityPupils found a keyhole-shaped tomb.Roshoba Kofun, found by pupils
Gifu Prefecture6
Gifu Prefecture page- Gifu CityCormorant baskets: four-bird, two-bird.Ukago and tanawa, ukai tools
- Ogaki CityThe girders were imported from England.Former Ibigawa Bridge
- Mino CityA 9 m lighthouse stands at a river port.Kozuchi Port, Nagara lighthouse
- Ena CityGranite worn into a matsutake shape.Kasaishi, Enakyo granite
- Hida CityWinter: 1,000 carp go to a castle moat.Seto River carp, Tenjin Pond
- Gujo CityIonic columns by a wooden clinic's door.Old Hayashi Ryoin Main Building
Shizuoka Prefecture1
Shizuoka Prefecture pageAichi Prefecture6
Aichi Prefecture page- Nagoya CityOnce said to be Miyazuhime's tomb; now thought the Owari clan's.Danpusan Kofun
- Toyohashi CityCave said to have held a giant snake.Susejaana Cave, Jomon cave site
- Okazaki CityAn arched pediment crowns the center.Former Nukata-gun Public Hall
- Kariya CityA transmitter for 17,200 m radio waves.Yosami Transmitting Station
- Nishio CityTrunk dead, yet limbs and shoots thrive.Shinmeisha's Great Shii
- Inuyama CityLush green grass became a place name.Aotsuka Kofun, green-grass name
Mie Prefecture7
Mie Prefecture page- Tsu CitySteam-engine tank sits on four columns.Ise-Okitsu Station water tower
- Matsusaka CityDescendants live on a hedged stone lane.Gojoban Yashiki, row houses
- Kuwana CityUji Bridge torii, received each Sengu.Ise's First Torii, ferry landing
- Nabari CityName said to come from a horse's grave.Umazuka Kofun, Mihata tombs
- Iga CityBasho's travel attire, built as a hall.Haiseiden
- Komono TownShide-like blooms open by cold springs.Tabika star magnolias
- Tamaki TownThirty-three stone Kannon line a hall.Ishibutsu-an, Kumano Iseji Route
Shiga Prefecture3
Shiga Prefecture pageKyoto Prefecture4
Kyoto Prefecture page- Maizuru CityAn inlet runs down the middle of town.Yoshihara, a fishers' town plan
- Miyazu CityFire-year rebuild, pillars plastered in.Former Mikami Residence
- Kameoka CityCherry blossoms bloom inside the stone.Cerasite, Hiedano pseudomorph
- Yosano TownA nameless king's coffin of granite.Boat coffin, Ebisuyama Tomb 1
Osaka Prefecture2
Osaka Prefecture pageHyogo Prefecture5
Hyogo Prefecture page- Himeji CityA National Treasure, straight ahead on the way to work.Himeji Castle
- Sanda CityTen years running, the fastest-growing city in Japan.Hokusetsu Sanda New Town
- Tamba-Sasayama CityJapan Heritage No. 1 was this town's folk song.Dekansho-bushi
- Tamba CityAt 95 metres, the water parts for two seas.Miwakare at Iso
- Tatsuno CityLight soy sauce began with this river's water.Birthplace of usukuchi soy
Nara Prefecture4
Nara Prefecture page- Yamatokoriyama CityGoldfish lay eggs on "fish nest" plants.Fish nests, milfoil and clubmoss
- Gojo CityRoadbed to Jodo was finished, but no track was laid.Former JNR Goshin Line (unbuilt)
- Uda CitySo twisted, it barely looks like cedar.Yatsufusa Sugi, Sakurami Shrine
- Takatori TownMiniature cookware was found in a domed chamber.Yoraku Kanjo Kofun, Yoraku tombs
Wakayama Prefecture2
Wakayama Prefecture pageTottori Prefecture3
Tottori Prefecture pageShimane Prefecture2
Shimane Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture3
Okayama Prefecture pageHiroshima Prefecture3
Hiroshima Prefecture pageYamaguchi Prefecture3
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageTokushima Prefecture1
Tokushima Prefecture pageKagawa Prefecture2
Kagawa Prefecture pageEhime Prefecture3
Ehime Prefecture pageKochi Prefecture3
Kochi Prefecture pageFukuoka Prefecture5
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Kurume CityA round-looking mound is a keyhole tomb.Nichirinji Tumulus
- Nogata CityWhere coal-mine operators argued hotlyFormer Nogata Meeting Hall
- Yanagawa CityA six-boat stage moves along the canals.Sanjinmaru, Suitengu boat stage
- Yame CityXu Fu's tomb, they say. A yearly fire.Donanzan Kofun, Donanzan Fusube
- Asakura CitySeven wheels start turning each June 17.Triple Waterwheel, Asakura group
Saga Prefecture3
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture6
Nagasaki Prefecture page- Shimabara CityFour wash sections, used top to bottom.Hamanokawa Spring, washing place
- Isahaya CityNo bridge was said to shame the domain.Isahaya Megane Bridge
- Omura CityA whaler built a lake with his fortune.Lake Nodake, Fukazawa Gidayu
- Hirado CityA lord's isle: all plant-taking banned.Kurokojima primeval forest
- Tsushima CityDomain ships' inlet has four jetties.Ofunae, Tsushima domain docks
- Goto CityA fort-like ruin of head-sized stones.Yamasaki Rampart, Kanji's Castle
Kumamoto Prefecture3
Kumamoto Prefecture pageOita Prefecture4
Oita Prefecture pageMiyazaki Prefecture3
Miyazaki Prefecture pageLANGUAGEEnglish日本語