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48 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 landmark is also the most famous: Himeji Castle, ranked #34 of 8,133 worldwide, 3 km north of the city centre. The oldest dated site in the circle is Ki Castle, founded c. 700.
Every one of them stands in Japan — the country page shows the full national picture.
3 km north · Castle · #34 worldwide
Himeji Castle (姫路城, Himeji-jō; [çime̞ʑiꜜʑo̞ː]) is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in Himeji, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
14 km north-west · Castle
Tatsuno Castle is located in the town of Tatsuno in Hyōgo Prefecture. In the Edo period the Wakizaka last resided there as medium-sized tozama daimyō…
23 km west · Ruin
Kanjōsan Castle is the remains of a Muromachi period Japanese castle structure located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
56 km north · Ruin
Takeda Castle was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in the Wadayama neighborhood of the city of Asago, in the northern part of Hyōgo…
33 km south-east · Ruin
Akashi Castle is an Edo period Japanese castle located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
28 km west · Ruin
Akō Castle is a former flatland Japanese castle located in the city of Akō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
56 km north-east · Ruin
Sasayama Castle is an early Edo Period Japanese castle located in the city of Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo, Japan.
28 km east · Castle
Miki Castle was a Japanese castle in Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was built by Bessho Nagaharu in the Sengoku period.
57 km south · Castle
Sumoto Castle was a Muromachi to Sengoku period Japanese castle located in the Orodani neighborhood of the city of Sumoto, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
59 km north-east · Ruin
Yakami Castle was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Tamba-Sasayama Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
56 km north-east · Castle
Kuroi Castle was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is now the Kasuga-cho neighborhood of the city of Tamba Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
78 km east · 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…
99 km east · 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…
70 km west · Castle · #355 worldwide
Okayama Castle is a Japanese castle in the city of Okayama in Okayama Prefecture in Japan.
99 km east · Palace & château
The Heian Palace was the original imperial palace of Heian-kyō, then the capital of Japan.
95 km east · Palace & château
The Katsura Imperial Villa or Katsura Detached Palace is an Imperial residence with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of…
87 km north-west · Ruin
Tottori Castle was a Japanese castle located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture in the San'in Region of western Japan.
79 km south-east · Castle
Wakayama Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
78 km south-west · Castle
Takamatsu Castle is a Japanese castle located in central Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, Japan.
97 km west · Castle
Bitchū Matsuyama Castle, also known as Takahashi Castle, is a Japanese castle located in the city of Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yō…
68 km north-west · Castle
Tsuyama Castle is a Japanese castle located in the Sange neighborhood of the city of Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'in region of Japan.
94 km east · Palace & château
Daikaku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Ukyō-ku, a western ward in the city of Kyoto, Japan.
80 km west · Ruin
Takamatsu Castle of Bitchū Province was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in what is today the Kayo neighborhood of Kita-ku, Okayama in…
+ 25 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q209801.
The Castlemap atlas maps 48 landmarks (22 castles · 4 palaces & châteaux · 22 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Himeji, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Himeji Castle, a castle 3 km north of the city centre.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Ki Castle, founded c. 700 — 84 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Kobe (49 km) · Okayama (72 km) · Osaka (76 km) · Wakayama (79 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
