Illustrated Guide to Japan's Famous Castles

Product Description

Illustrated Revival of Japan's Famous Castles is a richly visual guide to Japan's historic castles, from lost fortresses and ruined sites to surviving keeps and reconstructed landmarks. Using detailed illustrations and easy-to-follow diagrams, this book explains how Japanese castles were originally built and how they changed through war, fire, demolition, and restoration.

Special attention is given to surviving remains such as stone walls, with on-page reconstructions of key structures including the main enclosure, main keep, turrets, and gates. The book also examines postwar concrete reconstructions, covering both their present form and the original wooden frameworks they were based on, making it an accessible all-in-one introduction to the design and structure of Japanese castles.

Featured castles include Azuchi Castle, Edo Castle, Goryokaku, Komoro Castle, Takeda Castle, Hagi Castle, Takamatsu Castle, Hizen Nagoya Castle, Himeji Castle, Matsumoto Castle, Hikone Castle, Inuyama Castle, Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, Matsuyama Castle, Nagoya Castle, Kumamoto Castle, Shiroishi Castle, Shirakawa Komine Castle, Shibata Castle, Kakegawa Castle, Wakayama Castle, Okayama Castle, Hiroshima Castle, Ozu Castle, Saga Castle, Shuri Castle, Osaka Castle, Odawara Castle, Oshi Castle, Ogaki Castle, Kiyosu Castle, and Sumoto Castle.