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• - Detailed, illustrated history and description of this fine early 17th century castle and discussion of the technical orginality of its construction by a Japanese engineering company.
  
• - Eric Obershaw provides a general history and description of castles in Japan, and photographs of castles he has visited, with histories taken from the official brochures and display text.
  
• - Kyoto castle built by the first Tokugawa shogun.
  
• - Stephen Wyley discusses the development and aspects of Japanese castles. Drawings by Steven Lowe.
  
• - History, map, tour and gallery of photographs of this magnificent timber castle on a stone base, built in 1601 by Terumasa Ikeda - a World Heritage site. By Hakurotowa No Kai.
  
• - A few photographs by Jamie Marconi of the more famous castles in Japan.
  
• - Takashi Toyooka offers a location map, brief description, thumbnail photographs and any relevant links for each castle. Select via an interactive map or an index. Bibliography.
  
• - Aryn Lickey provides a computer aided montage of how Yonago Castle might have appeared, with a map of its location.