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Towns tagged “A castle”
138 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “A castle”, across 44 prefectures.
“A castle” 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.
Hokkaido3
Hokkaido pageIwate Prefecture1
Iwate Prefecture pageMiyagi Prefecture2
Miyagi Prefecture pageAkita Prefecture3
Akita Prefecture pageYamagata Prefecture2
Yamagata Prefecture pageFukushima Prefecture3
Fukushima Prefecture pageIbaraki Prefecture2
Ibaraki Prefecture pageGunma Prefecture2
Gunma Prefecture pageSaitama Prefecture4
Saitama Prefecture pageChiba Prefecture2
Chiba Prefecture pageTokyo2
Tokyo pageKanagawa Prefecture2
Kanagawa Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture2
Niigata Prefecture pageIshikawa Prefecture3
Ishikawa Prefecture pageFukui Prefecture3
Fukui Prefecture pageYamanashi Prefecture2
Yamanashi Prefecture pageNagano Prefecture8
Nagano Prefecture page- Matsumoto CityThe river channel is a stone staircase.Ushibuse Kaidanko, French style
- Ueda CityA Kyushu rail bridge spans the Uchimura.Rindo Bridge, Uchimura River
- 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
- Saku CityWestern-style castle with star bastions.Tatsuoka Castle, moat and walls
- Minowa TownIida Line electric loco sits out front.ED19-1, local history museum
- Matsukawa TownA town named for a river from the Alps.Katagiri-Matsukawa River
- Asahi VillageSix columns make the front five bays.Korinji Yakushido, five-bay hall
Gifu Prefecture5
Gifu Prefecture page- Gifu CityCormorant baskets: four-bird, two-bird.Ukago and tanawa, ukai tools
- Nakatsugawa CityWalls link rock to rock in many places.Naegi Castle ruins
- Toki CityEmpty it, and you have a jar-like stone.Mino no Tsuboishi
- Kani CityA shard revealed where Shino was made.Zuien Monument, Mutabora kiln
- Yamagata CityA bare-wood hall rests on a stone base.Hakusan Shrine hall, 1502 tablet
Shizuoka Prefecture2
Shizuoka Prefecture pageAichi Prefecture8
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
- Inuyama CityLush green grass became a place name.Aotsuka Kofun, green-grass name
- Komaki CityWeathering split a rock into five slabs.Gomaiiwa rock, Mt. Iwasaki
- Shinshiro CityLattice posts hold the deck on the arch.Former Tsuge Bridge, Norimoto
- Nisshin CityA thatched house wears an iron roof.Former Ichikawa House, Yotsudate
- Miyoshi CityA Heian kiln, kept as is under a roof.Kurozasa Kiln No. 27, anagama
- Higashiura TownA Jomon shell mound lies in a shrine.Irimi Shell Mound, Irimi pottery
Mie Prefecture1
Mie Prefecture pageShiga Prefecture3
Shiga Prefecture pageKyoto Prefecture2
Kyoto Prefecture pageOsaka Prefecture2
Osaka Prefecture pageHyogo Prefecture8
Hyogo Prefecture page- Himeji CityA National Treasure, straight ahead on the way to work.Himeji Castle
- Amagasaki CityOne person's gift rebuilt the castle.Amagasaki Castle
- Akashi CityJapan sets its clocks by this town.The 135th meridian east
- Sumoto CityThe oldest mock keep in Japan stands here.Sumoto Castle's mock keep
- Ako CityTwenty-one of the forty-seven lived in this castle town.Home of Chushingura
- Asago CityAbove the sea of clouds, the walls of a ruined castle.Takeda Castle ruins
- Kamigori TownTwo thousand held off sixty thousand for 50 days.Shirahata Castle ruins
- Sayo TownTwo metres wide: the largest telescope open to the public.Nayuta telescope
Nara Prefecture1
Nara Prefecture pageWakayama Prefecture1
Wakayama Prefecture pageTottori Prefecture1
Tottori Prefecture pageShimane Prefecture3
Shimane Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture5
Okayama Prefecture page- Okayama CityA monument to the white peach's finder.White peach discovery site
- Tsuyama CityA gable-entry hall with a karahafu porchNakayama-zukuri, Nakayama Shrine
- Tamano CityA prefectural border is on the island.Ishima, island with a border
- Ibara CityA summit stone is carved “birthplace.”Takakoshi, Soun's birthplace
- Takahashi CityA bengara merchant's shop front, keptOld Katayama House, bengara shop
Hiroshima Prefecture3
Hiroshima Prefecture pageYamaguchi Prefecture1
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageTokushima Prefecture1
Tokushima Prefecture pageKagawa Prefecture4
Kagawa Prefecture page- Takamatsu CityThe castle moat is filled with seawater.Takamatsu Castle moat
- Marugame CitySmallest of Japan's 12 original keeps.Marugame Castle keep
- Sakaide CityAbove a shopping street, a second ground.Sakaide Artificial Land
- Higashikagawa CityGlove-making, brought home from Osaka.Gloves, Tanatsugu Tatsukichi
Ehime Prefecture5
Ehime Prefecture page- Matsuyama CityPines shaped like an English painter's.Shijushima (Turner Island)
- Imabari CitySea-purified boys ride up the approach.Otomo-uma run, Kamo Shrine
- Uwajima CityOnce a police station, it came home.Uwajima City Historical Museum
- Ozu CityA hall said to be a court, at a jin'ya.Rinpōkaku, Niiya jin'ya site
- Matsuno TownValleys for paddies, ridges for homes.Okuuchi Terraces, Farm Landscape
Kochi Prefecture2
Kochi Prefecture pageFukuoka Prefecture1
Fukuoka Prefecture pageSaga Prefecture1
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture3
Nagasaki Prefecture pageKumamoto Prefecture8
Kumamoto Prefecture page- Kumamoto CityA monk reportedly built 118+ Buddhas.Hogyu Buddha, Ojoin's 100th
- Hitoyoshi CityStones jut out from the wall's crest.Hitoyoshi Castle, Musha-gaeshi
- Uto CityStone from here became Kansai coffins.Makado stone, Aso pink rock
- Koshi CityA moat ringed the castle town, too.Takaba Castle outer moat remains
- Nankan TownKuyo-crest tiles roof a lord's lodging.Nankan Ochaya Site, Buzen Kaido
- Kosa TownWish after planting, release in autumn.Ryugan-mairi, Kosa Shrine
- Ashikita TownStone pilasters flank a brick portal.Sashiki Tunnel, former Route 3
- Reihoku TownA razed castle stands again as it was.Tomioka Castle, razed, rebuilt
Oita Prefecture2
Oita Prefecture pageMiyazaki Prefecture3
Miyazaki Prefecture pageKagoshima Prefecture3
Kagoshima Prefecture pageOkinawa Prefecture13
Okinawa Prefecture page- Urasoe CityA cliff said to hold kings of two eras.Urasoe Youdore, two royal tombs
- Itoman CityPort boats fly flags at Lunar New Year.Big-catch flags, Itoman Port
- Uruma CityHauling water meant about 150 steps.Inna Gā, Ikei Island
- Nanjo CityOne of Japan's 100 fine waters pours from stone.Kakinohana Hija Spring
- Nakijin VillageFukugi rows shield homes from the wind.Imadomari Fukugi Woods, Hogo
- Onna VillageStone road winds the slope, not the top.Nakadomari Site, Hiyagonbira
- Yomitan VillageA statue of the Uza man sent to Ming stands on the cape.Statue of Taiki
- Kadena TownOne said to have brought sweet potatoes.Noguni Sokan, Umu-ufushu
- Kitanakagusuku VillageA farmstead stone-walled on three sides.Nakamura House
- Nakagusuku VillageStonework differs by enclosure.Nakagusuku Castle, historic site
- Izena VillageStones said to stop livestock digging.Sho En birthplace, Mihoso-dokoro
- Kumejima TownShore rock bears a turtle-shell pattern.Tatami-ishi, Ou Island
- Taketomi TownA pier that helped modernize fishing.Iko Pier, Kuroshima
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