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Hikone Castle is an Edo period castle in Shiga, Japan, completed in 1622 and one of five Japanese castles with a National Treasure keep.
Kumamoto Castle is a major Japanese fortress expanded by Kato Kiyomasa from 1601 to 1607 and famed for resisting the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion.
Inuyama Castle is a hilltop castle in Aichi, Japan, first built in 1537 and known for one of Japan's twelve surviving premodern keeps.
Pembroke Castle is a medieval fortress in southwest Wales, notable as the birthplace of Henry VII in 1457 and for its massive round keep.
Matsue Castle is a Japanese castle in Shimane, built from 1607 to 1611 by the Horio clan and retaining its original wooden main keep.
Château de Vincennes is a royal fortress east of Paris, noted for its 14th-century keep, one of the tallest medieval keeps in Europe.
Kochi Castle is an Edo period castle on Shikoku, built from 1601 to 1611 by Yamauchi Kazutoyo and preserving original honmaru buildings.
Rochester Castle is a Norman fortress in Kent, England, whose 12th-century stone keep is among the tallest surviving castle keeps in the country.
Berkeley Castle is a Gloucestershire fortress begun in the 12th century and traditionally associated with the imprisonment and death of Edward II in 1327.
Château de Loches is a royal fortress in France's Loire Valley, noted for its 11th-century keep and later use as a state prison.
Hirosaki Castle is a Japanese castle in Aomori, built for the Tsugaru clan in 1611 and preserving a three story keep rebuilt in 1810.
Marugame Castle is an Edo period hilltop castle in Kagawa, Japan, whose current three story wooden keep was built under the Kyogoku clan in 1660.
Maruoka Castle is a hilltop castle in Fukui, Japan, traditionally dated to 1576 and one of only twelve Japanese castles with an original keep.
Richmond Castle is a Norman fortress in North Yorkshire, England, begun by Alan Rufus after 1071 and noted for its unusually complete curtain wall.
Norwich Castle is a Norman royal castle in Norfolk, England, begun by William the Conqueror and dominated by a square stone keep completed around 1121.
Hedingham Castle is a Norman castle in Essex, notable for its well-preserved 12th-century stone keep built for the de Vere family.
