🇯🇵 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 Minakuchi Castle, 1 km north of the city centre; the most famous is Osaka Castle — #35 of 7,738 worldwide — 66 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.
21 km north · Ruin · #143 worldwide
Azuchi Castle was one of the primary castles of Oda Nobunaga located in the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
22 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.
20 km north · Ruin
Kannonji Castle was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman,…
25 km west · Castle
Zeze Castle, is a hirashiro-style Japanese castle located in eastern part of the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
21 km north · Ruin
Hachimanyama Castle was a castle in Ōmihachiman, Japan, on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga prefecture.
1 km north · Castle
Minakuchi Castle is a hirashiro-style Japanese castle located in the former town of Minakuchi, in the city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
37 km west · Palace & château · #133 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,…
39 km west · Castle · #175 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…
36 km west · Castle · #204 worldwide
Fushimi Castle, also known as Momoyama Castle or Fushimi-Momoyama Castle, is a Japanese castle located in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto.
35 km north · Castle · #226 worldwide
Hikone Castle is an Edo-period Japanese castle located in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
39 km west · Palace & château
The Heian Palace was the original imperial palace of Heian-kyō, then the capital of Japan.
42 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…
46 km south-west · Palace & château
Heijō Palace was the imperial residence in the Japanese capital city Heijō-kyō, during most of the Nara period.
56 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,…
36 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.
50 km south-west · Ruin
Kōriyama Castle is a flatlands-style Japanese castle located in the city of Yamatokōriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
47 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…
45 km west · Palace & château
Daikaku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Ukyō-ku, a western ward in the city of Kyoto, Japan.
+ 18 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
66 km south-west · Castle · #35 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…
71 km east · Castle · #108 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…
84 km north-east · Castle · #243 worldwide
Inuyama Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
76 km north-east · Castle · #287 worldwide
Gifu Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
68 km north-east · Castle
Kiyosu Castle is a Japanese castle located in Kiyosu, western Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
90 km east · Castle
Okazaki Castle is a Japanese castle located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
60 km north-east · Castle
Ōgaki Castle is a flatlands-style Japanese castle located in the city of Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
65 km north-east · Castle
Sunomata Castle is a Japanese castle in Ōgaki in Gifu Prefecture at the confluence of the Sai and Nagara rivers.
92 km south-west · Castle
Kishiwada Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city of Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
87 km west · Ruin
Sasayama Castle is an early Edo Period Japanese castle located in the city of Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo, Japan.
71 km 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.
77 km south-west · Ruin
Chihaya Castle is a late Kamakura period Japanese castle located in the village of Chihayaakasaka, Osaka 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 Q847584.
The Castlemap atlas maps 70 landmarks (37 castles · 8 palaces & châteaux · 25 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Kōka, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Minakuchi Castle, a castle 1 km north of the city centre.
Osaka Castle, ranked #35 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 66 km south-west from Kōka.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Heian Palace, founded c. 775 — 39 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Higashiōmi (17 km) · Iga (24 km) · Hikone (35 km) · Kyoto (37 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
