swap_horiz Edo Castle Alternatives

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Nijō Castle

Nijo Castle is a Kyoto flatland castle built in 1603 as Tokugawa Ieyasu's residence and later included in a UNESCO World...

Japan Unesco Kyoto Tokugawa

9.3 Excellent

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Dunnottar Castle

Dunnottar Castle is a ruined cliff-top fortress near Stonehaven, Scotland, notable for sheltering the Honours of Scotlan...

Scotland Coastal Clifftop Ruin

9.1 Excellent

3

Heidelberg Castle

Heidelberg Castle is a ruined Gothic and Renaissance palace in Germany, damaged by French troops in 1689 and lightning i...

Germany Renaissance Ruin Palatine

9.0 Excellent

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Spiš Castle

Spiš Castle is a large ruined fortress in eastern Slovakia, built from the 12th century and included in a UNESCO World H...

Unesco Fortress Slovakia Ruin

8.9 Great

5

Hikone Castle

Hikone Castle is an Edo period castle in Shiga, Japan, completed in 1622 and one of five Japanese castles with a Nationa...

Japan Samurai National Treasure Keep

8.9 Great

6

Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle is a ruined fortress in Warwickshire, England, expanded by John of Gaunt and transformed for Elizabeth...

England Medieval Elizabethan Ruin

8.8 Great

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Kumamoto Castle

Kumamoto Castle is a major Japanese fortress expanded by Kato Kiyomasa from 1601 to 1607 and famed for resisting the 187...

Japan Samurai Kyushu Keep

8.8 Great

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Château de Peyrepertuse

Château de Peyrepertuse is a cliff-top fortress in Aude, France, strengthened as a royal border castle after the 1258 Tr...

France Mountain Ruin Cathar

8.7 Great

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Bodiam Castle

Bodiam Castle is a moated 14th-century castle in East Sussex, England, built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge during th...

England Medieval Moated Ruin

8.6 Great

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Urquhart Castle

Urquhart Castle is a ruined fortress on Loch Ness in Scotland, notable for its role in medieval conflicts and its promin...

Scotland Medieval Ruin Lochness

8.6 Great

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Dunluce Castle

Dunluce Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in Northern Ireland, perched on a basalt cliff and associated with the MacD...

Coastal Northern Ireland Clifftop Ruin

8.6 Great

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Château Gaillard

Château Gaillard is a Norman fortress above the Seine in France, built by Richard the Lionheart in 1196-1198 and capture...

France Normandy Ruin Richard

8.6 Great

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Castle of the Moors

Castle of the Moors is a hilltop fortress in Sintra, Portugal, built by the Moors in the 8th and 9th centuries and taken...

Portugal Ruin Hilltop Sintra

8.6 Great

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Inuyama Castle

Inuyama Castle is a hilltop castle in Aichi, Japan, first built in 1537 and known for one of Japan's twelve surviving pr...

Japan Samurai National Treasure Keep

8.6 Great

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Tintagel Castle

Tintagel Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold in Cornwall, England, linked to the Arthurian legend and built by Richar...

England Coastal Arthurian Ruin

8.5 Great

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Caerlaverock Castle

Caerlaverock Castle is a triangular moated castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, notable for its distinctive plan a...

Scotland Triangular Moated Ruin

8.5 Great

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Raglan Castle

Raglan Castle is a late medieval fortress in Monmouthshire, Wales, notable for its Great Tower and 15th-century rebuildi...

Wales Ruin Marches Late Medieval

8.5 Great

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Matsue Castle

Matsue Castle is a Japanese castle in Shimane, built from 1607 to 1611 by the Horio clan and retaining its original wood...

Japan Samurai National Treasure Keep

8.5 Great

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Fukuoka Castle

Fukuoka Castle is a Kyushu hilltop fortress built from 1601 to 1607 for Kuroda Nagamasa and later designated a National...

Japan Samurai Kyushu Ruin

6.8 Fair

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Azuchi Castle

Azuchi Castle was Oda Nobunaga's Lake Biwa stronghold, built from 1576 to 1579 and influential in the development of ear...

Japan Ruin Azuchi Nobunaga

6.7 Fair