Tour Operators Online In Japan
Castles of 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.
http://www.geocities.com/castlejapan/
Castles of Japan: A Western Perspective
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Aryn Lickey provides a computer aided montage of how Yonago Castle might have
appeared, with a map of its location.
http://www.castlejapan.com/
Guide to Japanese Castles -
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.
http://www.jcastle.info/
Himeji Castle -
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.
http://www.jgc.co.jp/waza/a5_himeji/
Japanese Castles -
A
few photographs by Jamie Marconi of the more famous castles in Japan.
http://www.hungry.com/~jamie/castle.html
Nijo Castle -
Kyoto castle built by the first Tokugawa shogun.
http://www.columbia.edu/
Shiro: A
Japanese Castle -
Stephen Wyley discusses the development and aspects of
Japanese castles. Drawings by Steven Lowe.
http://www.angelfire.com/
Virtual Tour Himeji Castle -
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.
http://www.himeji-castle.gr.jp/
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