Castle
Inuyama Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 15th century
Inuyama Castle (犬山城, Inuyama-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The castle overlooks the Kiso River, which serves as the border between Aichi and Gifu Prefectures. The tenshu of Inuyama Castle, one of only 12 pre-modern tenshu remaining in existence, has been determined to be one of the oldest remaining tenshu, although Maruoka Castle also makes this claim. The castle has been a National Historic Site since 2018.
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Inuyama Castle ranks #243 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1469, it is older than 48% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 434 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 21,592 times in the last 60 days, more than 97% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Gifu, 17 km away. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Inuyama Castle?
Inuyama Castle stands in Japan, at 35.38833°, 136.93917°.
When was Inuyama Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1469. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Inuyama Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #243 of 7,738 worldwide, and #16 in Japan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Inuyama Castle?
Komakiyama Castle, about 11 km away.
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