Top rated Castles in Mooka, Japan to elevate your visit (Updated January, 2024)

Matsumoto-jō Castle

Castle

Known for its black walls, this grand, 16th-century castle features exhibits of historical weapons.

4.50 (23.5K reviews) (~184.43 km from centre)

Naegi Castle Ruins

Castle

Ruins of a stone castle built around massive boulders, with views of nearby cities & the Kiso River.

4.50 (2.4K reviews) (~249.67 km from centre)

小幡城跡

Castle

👍👍 「ここを見ずして関東の戦国城郭を語るなかれ。」と言われるほど城郭マニアから評価の高い土造りの城の傑作です。急角度で一気に立ち上がる、高さが10mになろうかという巨大な「土塁」が幾重にも折り重なり視界いっぱいに広がる姿は「圧倒的」としか言いようがありません。「兵器」としての城郭本来の威圧感や禍々しさが伝...

4.50 (103 reviews) (~40.07 km from centre)

Edo Castle Ruins

Historical landmark

Moats, walls & other remains of this castle built in 1457 are now part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace.

4.40 (1.1K reviews) (~86.76 km from centre)

Uchibori

Historical landmark

👍👍 The inner moat on the side of the main enclosure was built with the assumption that it could be attacked by matchlock guns, and is approximately 60m wide, which is an effective range of over 50m that can shoot through armor. The maximum depth is 3m.

4.40 (109 reviews) (~184.46 km from centre)

Fujimi-yagura

Castle

👍👍 Ishigaki is a Fujimi turret that is said to have been made by Kiyomasa Kato. It was robust and could withstand the Great Kanto Earthquake. During the Edo period, the shogun was looking at the sea of Shinagawa, the fireworks of both countries, and Mt. Fuji from here. It was burnt down in the Gr...

4.40 (73 reviews) (~87.04 km from centre)

Fushimi-yagura

Historical landmark

👍 【富士見櫓（ふじみやぐら）】櫓の高さは約15.5m、石垣の高さは約14.5m。どこから見ても同じ形にみえるため【八方正面（はっぽうしょうめん）の櫓】と呼ばれています。 1657年の明暦の大火（明暦3年）で消失し、現存の櫓は【1659年（万治3年）に再建】されたもの。同じく明暦の大火で消失した寛永度天守（かんえいど...

4.40 (57 reviews) (~87.51 km from centre)

Nitta Kanayama Castle Ruins

Castle

Evocative remains of a mountain castle dating back to 1469, featuring stone walls & restored ponds.

4.30 (1.1K reviews) (~58.45 km from centre)

Sendai Castle Honmaru Ruins

Castle

4.30 (648 reviews) (~215.07 km from centre)

Kikyō-mon Gate

Historical landmark

👍👍 The view is beautiful i just take pictures outside and it looks nice

4.30 (619 reviews) (~87.02 km from centre)

Takiyama Castle Ruins

Historical landmark

1500s ruins of Takayama Castle in the Takiyama Park hills, certified as a national historic site.

4.30 (553 reviews) (~102.51 km from centre)

Sakurada Tatsumi Yagura

Castle

👍 Sakurada Niju Yagura is the only surviving corner turret facing Kikyo moat, also known as Tatsumi turret. The name comes from the fact that it is located in the direction of the southeast (Tatsumi) of Honmaru. The average water depth of the Kikyo moat is the shallowest of the inner moats at 0.8m....

4.30 (75 reviews) (~87.02 km from centre)

Fukiage Omiya Palace

Castle

👍👍 The Imperial Palace where Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun lived. It was called Fukiage Imperial Palace, but was renamed Fukiage Omiya Imperial Palace in 1993 after the fall of Emperor Showa. A building that combines the Gobunko (air raid shelter) completed in 1942 with the building completed in 196...

4.30 (49 reviews) (~87.03 km from centre)