Castles in Gifu

Gifu Prefecture has 13 castles, including Sunomata Castle and Takayama Castle. These sites offer a look at Japan's feudal past.

Not sure where to start? Read our guide to the 18 best

Sunomata Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Sunomata Castle is a historical park with a museum and shrine, marking a strategic 16th-century...

Takayama Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Explore historic castle ruins with impressive stone walls and earthworks in a scenic mountain se...

Tsumaki Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Explore Tsumaki Castle, a mountain castle ruin with historical ties to samurai clans and pottery...

Kaerikumo Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

This monument marks a castle and town buried by an earthquake and landslide in 1585.

Akechi Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Explore Akechi Castle ruins, a historic mountain fortress and ancestral home of the Akechi clan.

Kamioka Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Kamioka Castle offers a glimpse into a 16th-century flatland castle's history and reconstruction...

Naegi Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Naegi Castle is worth visiting for its unique integration of natural granite boulders with diver...

Kaneyama Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Explore Kaneyama Castle ruins, a mountaintop fortress with historical significance and impressiv...

Adera Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Adera Castle is a short-lived 16th-century fort with visible remains and a shrine.

Agi Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Explore Agi Castle, a mountainside fort ruin with historical significance from the 1500s.

Unuma Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Explore Unuma Castle ruins, a historic mountaintop fortress with strategic views over the Kiso R...

Iwamura Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Explore the ruins of Iwamura Castle, a medieval mountain fortress and one of Japan's Three Great...

Asano Fortified Manor House

GIFU · CASTLE

Explore the ruins of a medieval fortified manor, the ancestral home of two powerful clans.

Gifu Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Gifu Castle is a historic mountain castle, once Oda Nobunaga's base, offering a glimpse into Jap...

Gujō Hachiman Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Gujō Hachiman Castle offers a reconstructed keep and historic ruins with panoramic views.

Kawate Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Visit the ruins of Kawate Castle, a 14th-century samurai stronghold, to see remnants of its past...

Sagiyama Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Sagiyama Castle, a historic mountaintop fortress, offers a glimpse into Japan's feudal past.

Matsukura Castle

GIFU · CASTLE

Explore Matsukura Castle's historic ruins, a mountain castle built in 1579 near Takayama.

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