🇯🇵 Japan
70 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Kannonji Castle, 6 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Osaka Castle — #39 of 8,133 worldwide — 78 km south-west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Heian Palace, founded c. 775.
Every one of them stands in Japan — the country page shows the full national picture.
8 km north-west · Ruin · #148 worldwide
Azuchi Castle was one of the primary castles of Oda Nobunaga located in the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
19 km north · Castle · #232 worldwide
Hikone Castle is an Edo-period Japanese castle located in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
19 km north · Ruin
Sawayama Castle was a castle in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. This castle was an important military stronghold of Ōmi Province.
6 km north-west · Ruin
Kannonji Castle was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman,…
12 km west · Ruin
Hachimanyama Castle was a castle in Ōmihachiman, Japan, on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga prefecture.
16 km south · Castle
Minakuchi Castle is a hirashiro-style Japanese castle located in the former town of Minakuchi, in the city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
23 km north-east · Ruin
Kamaha Castle was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the Banba neighborhood of the city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, in the…
42 km west · Palace & château · #138 worldwide
The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi or Kinri, is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan from 1331 to 1869 located in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto,…
43 km west · Castle · #181 worldwide
Nijō Castle is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of…
44 km south-west · Castle · #208 worldwide
Fushimi Castle, also known as Momoyama Castle or Fushimi-Momoyama Castle, is a Japanese castle located in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto.
44 km west · Palace & château
The Heian Palace was the original imperial palace of Heian-kyō, then the capital of Japan.
59 km east · Castle
Kiyosu Castle is a Japanese castle located in Kiyosu, western Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
48 km west · Palace & château
The Katsura Imperial Villa or Katsura Detached Palace is an Imperial residence with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of…
39 km north · Ruin
Odani Castle was a Sengoku period mountain-top Japanese castle located in the former town of Kohoku, now part of Nagahama city, in Shiga Prefecture,…
30 km north · Castle
Nagahama Castle is a hirashiro located in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Nagahama Castle was built in 1575-1576 by Hashiba Hideyoshi in the…
46 km north-east · Castle
Ōgaki Castle is a flatlands-style Japanese castle located in the city of Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
49 km west · Palace & château
Daikaku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Ukyō-ku, a western ward in the city of Kyoto, Japan.
39 km south · Castle
Iga Ueno Castle, also known as Ueno Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan.
52 km north-east · Castle
Sunomata Castle is a Japanese castle in Ōgaki in Gifu Prefecture at the confluence of the Sai and Nagara rivers.
+ 17 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
78 km south-west · Castle · #39 worldwide
Osaka Castle is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and played a major role in the…
63 km east · Castle · #112 worldwide
Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the…
73 km north-east · Castle · #249 worldwide
Inuyama Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
63 km north-east · Castle · #294 worldwide
Gifu Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
88 km east · Castle
Okazaki Castle is a Japanese castle located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
60 km south-west · Palace & château
Heijō Palace was the imperial residence in the Japanese capital city Heijō-kyō, during most of the Nara period.
99 km north · Ruin
The Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins are historic ruins located in the Kidonouchi section of the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, in the…
64 km south-west · Ruin
Kōriyama Castle is a flatlands-style Japanese castle located in the city of Yamatokōriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
90 km west · Ruin
Sasayama Castle is an early Edo Period Japanese castle located in the city of Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo, Japan.
93 km south-west · Ruin
Chihaya Castle is a late Kamakura period Japanese castle located in the village of Chihayaakasaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
81 km south-west · Castle
Itami Castle was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in Kawabe District of northern Settsu Province, Japan. It is also called Arioka Castle.
84 km south-west · Castle
Amagasaki Castle was a flatland type Japanese castle located in the city of Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
+ 22 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q240891.
The Castlemap atlas maps 70 landmarks (34 castles · 8 palaces & châteaux · 28 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Higashiōmi, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Kannonji Castle, a ruin 6 km north-west of the city centre.
Osaka Castle, ranked #39 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 78 km south-west from Higashiōmi.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Heian Palace, founded c. 775 — 44 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Kōka (17 km) · Hikone (19 km) · Iga (41 km) · Yokkaichi (41 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
