swap_horiz Maruoka 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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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

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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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Pembroke Castle

Pembroke Castle is a medieval fortress in southwest Wales, notable as the birthplace of Henry VII in 1457 and for its ma...

River Wales Norman Keep

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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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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Château de Vincennes

Château de Vincennes is a royal fortress east of Paris, noted for its 14th-century keep, one of the tallest medieval kee...

France Royal Fortress Keep

8.3 Great

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Rochester Castle

Rochester Castle is a Norman fortress in Kent, England, whose 12th-century stone keep is among the tallest surviving cas...

England Norman Ruin Keep

8.2 Great

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Shuri Castle

Shuri Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Naha, Japan, seat of the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1429 to 1879 and part of a UNESCO site...

Japan Unesco Okinawa Ryukyu

8.2 Great

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Kōchi Castle

Kochi Castle is an Edo period castle on Shikoku, built from 1601 to 1611 by Yamauchi Kazutoyo and preserving original ho...

Japan Edo Keep Shikoku

8.2 Great

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Berkeley Castle

Berkeley Castle is a Gloucestershire fortress begun in the 12th century and traditionally associated with the imprisonme...

England Medieval Residence Keep

8.1 Great

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Château de Loches

Château de Loches is a royal fortress in France's Loire Valley, noted for its 11th-century keep and later use as a state...

France Loire Royal Keep

8.0 Great

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Hirosaki Castle

Hirosaki Castle is a Japanese castle in Aomori, built for the Tsugaru clan in 1611 and preserving a three story keep reb...

Japan Aomori Edo Keep

7.9 Good

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Richmond Castle

Richmond Castle is a Norman fortress in North Yorkshire, England, begun by Alan Rufus after 1071 and noted for its unusu...

England Norman Ruin Keep

7.7 Good

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Marugame Castle

Marugame Castle is an Edo period hilltop castle in Kagawa, Japan, whose current three story wooden keep was built under...

Japan Keep Hilltop Shikoku

7.7 Good

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Norwich Castle

Norwich Castle is a Norman royal castle in Norfolk, England, begun by William the Conqueror and dominated by a square st...

England Museum Norman Keep

7.6 Good

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Kanazawa Castle

Kanazawa Castle is a large Japanese castle in Ishikawa, established as the Maeda clan's seat in 1583 and rebuilt after r...

Japan Restored Samurai Ishikawa

7.6 Good

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Hedingham Castle

Hedingham Castle is a Norman castle in Essex, notable for its well-preserved 12th-century stone keep built for the de Ve...

England Essex Norman Keep

7.4 Good

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Edo Castle

Edo Castle is the Tokyo site built by Ota Dokan in 1457, later the Tokugawa shogunate's seat and now part of the Imperia...

Japan Tokyo Imperial Ruin

7.2 Good

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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