Echizen Ono Castle	FUKUI	A historic site designated by the prefectural government and a park where citizens relax.
Maruoka Castle	FUKUI	A well-known castle with a main keep that is considered to be the oldest among existing castles in Japan.
Iga-Ueno Castle	MIE	Castle ruin designated as a historic site by the national government.
Kameyama Castle	MIE	The tower and stone wall has been designated as a historic site by the prefectural government.
Tsu Castle	MIE	Castle where castle-building expert Todo Takatora resided.
Azuchi Castle	SHIGA	A well-known "phantom" castle built by Nobunaga as a foothold of national unification.
Nagahama Castle	SHIGA	A castle that Hideyoshi built in his early days.
Hikone Castle	SHIGA	The main keep (a national treasure) and many other remaining buildings spur the imagination to envisage the life of feudal lords in former times.
Tanabe Castle	KYOTO	An unassailable castle built by Hosokawa Fujitaka and his son Tadaoki
Fukuchiyama Castle	KYOTO	A well-known castle built by Akechi Mitsuhide that takes advantage of the surrounding geographical features
Former Imperial Villa Nijo Castle	KYOTO	A popular castle whose number of annual visitors is one of the largest in Japan
Sonobe Castle	KYOTO	A high school is now located at the site of the castle (the gate being used as a school gate).
Osaka Castle	OSAKA	A well-known major castle of Japan where an APEC meeting was held
Kishiwada Castle	OSAKA	Reconstructed as a symbol of the castle town that gave birth to the tradition of Danjiri Festival.
Akashi Castle	HYOGO	An auspicious castle where successive lords came up in the world
Ako Castle	HYOGO	A castle that is related to the loyal retainers of Ako and was the residence of Oishi Kuranosuke
Sumoto Castle	HYOGO	Foothold of the marine forces sent to Korea by Hideyoshi
Himeji Castle	HYOGO	A well-known major castle of Japan that has been registered as a World Heritage
Izushi Castle	HYOGO	The castle is the symbol of this quiet town, which is often called Little Kyoto
Tatsuno Castle	HYOGO	Tatsuno still has the atmosphere of a castle town
Koriyama Castle	NARA	Castle where the feudal lord with the one-million koku stipend of Yamato, Izumi, and Kii resided.
Wakayama Castle	WAKAYAMA	Castle where Kii marquess of Three Tokugawa Families resided.
Tokushima Castle	TOKUSHIMA	The castle that gave birth to the Awa-odori