Japan
35 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 Wakayama Castle, 1 km south of the city centre; the most famous is Himeji Castle — #34 of 9,079 worldwide — 81 km north-west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Heijō Palace, founded 710.
Every one of them stands in Japan — the country page shows the full national picture.
1 km south · Castle
Wakayama Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
50 km north · Ruin
Akashi Castle is an Edo period Japanese castle located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
31 km north-east · Castle
Kishiwada Castle is a Japanese castle located in the city of Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
49 km north-east · Ruin
Chihaya Castle is a late Kamakura period Japanese castle located in the village of Chihayaakasaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
58 km north-east · Castle
Amagasaki Castle was a flatland type Japanese castle located in the city of Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
59 km west · Ruin
Tokushima Castle was an Edo period Japanese castle located in the city of Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.
27 km north-west · Castle
Sumoto Castle was a Muromachi to Sengoku period Japanese castle located in the Orodani neighborhood of the city of Sumoto, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
48 km north-east · Ruin
Shimo-Akasaka Castle is a late Kamakura period Japanese castle located in the village of Chihayaakasaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
81 km north-west · 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.
60 km north-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…
96 km north-east · Castle · #206 worldwide
Fushimi Castle, also known as Momoyama Castle or Fushimi-Momoyama Castle, is a Japanese castle located in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto.
97 km north-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…
77 km north-east · Palace & château
Heijō Palace was the imperial residence in the Japanese capital city Heijō-kyō, during most of the Nara period.
73 km north-east · Ruin
Kōriyama Castle is a flatlands-style Japanese castle located in the city of Yamatokōriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
92 km north-west · Ruin
Akō Castle is a former flatland Japanese castle located in the city of Akō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
94 km north · Ruin
Sasayama Castle is an early Edo Period Japanese castle located in the city of Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo, Japan.
65 km north · Ruin
Itami Castle was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located in Kawabe District of northern Settsu Province, Japan. It is also called Arioka Castle.
95 km north-east · Castle
Kameyama Castle is a castle located in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It guarded the northwest passage into Kyoto for nearly three hundred years.
66 km north · Castle
Miki Castle was a Japanese castle in Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was built by Bessho Nagaharu in the Sengoku period.
64 km east · Ruin
Takatori Castle was a Sengoku to Edo period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now the town of Takatori, Nara Prefecture, in the Kinki…
+ 15 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q200747.
The Castle Map atlas maps 35 landmarks (15 castles · 2 palaces & châteaux · 18 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Wakayama, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Wakayama Castle, a castle 1 km south of the city centre.
Himeji Castle, ranked #34 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 81 km north-west from Wakayama.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Heijō Palace, founded 710 — 77 km north-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Kobe (51 km) · Osaka (60 km) · Himeji (79 km) · Kyoto (103 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
