Most Popular Places To Visit in Japan (Castles): Top 50 by English-Reader Interest
These are the 50 places to visit in Japan (Castles) that English-speaking readers look up most, ranked by average monthly page views on English Wikipedia over the past 12 months. Number one is Himeji Castle.
| # | Name | Type | Views / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Himeji Castle 姫路城 | Castle | 20,700 |
| 2 | Nijō Castle 元離宮二条城 | Castle | 6,000 |
| 3 | Matsumoto Castle 松本城 | Castle | 5,100 |
| 4 | Fushimi Castle 伏見城 | Castle | 3,700 |
| 5 | Hiroshima Castle 広島城 | Castle | 3,600 |
| 6 | Goryōkaku 五稜郭 | Castle | 2,600 |
| 7 | Hirosaki Castle 弘前城 | Castle | 1,800 |
| 8 | Odawara Castle 小田原城 | Castle | 1,700 |
| 9 | Kanazawa Castle 金沢城 | Castle | 1,600 |
| 10 | Hikone Castle 彦根城 | Castle | 1,600 |
| 11 | Sunpu Castle 駿府城 | Castle | 1,400 |
| 12 | Inuyama Castle 犬山城 | Castle | 1,300 |
| 13 | Matsumae Castle 松前城 | Castle | 1,200 |
| 14 | Aizuwakamatsu Castle 若松城 | Castle | 1,200 |
| 15 | Okazaki Castle 岡崎城 | Castle | 1,100 |
| 16 | Okayama Castle 岡山城 | Castle | 1,000 |
| 17 | Sendai Castle 仙台城 | Castle | 1,000 |
| 18 | Kōchi Castle 高知城 | Castle | 1,000 |
| 19 | Matsuyama Castle 松山城 | Castle | 900 |
| 20 | Fukuoka Castle 福岡城 | Castle | 900 |
| 21 | Kiyosu Castle 清洲城 | Castle | 800 |
| 22 | Hara Castle 原城 | Castle | 800 |
| 23 | Wakayama Castle 和歌山城 | Castle | 700 |
| 24 | Kagoshima Castle 鹿児島城 | Castle | 700 |
| 25 | Sunomata Castle 墨俣城 | Castle | 600 |
| 26 | Kokura Castle 小倉城 | Castle | 600 |
| 27 | Takeda Castle 竹田城 | Castle | 500 |
| 28 | Shimabara Castle 島原城 | Castle | 500 |
| 29 | Maruoka Castle 丸岡城 | Castle | 500 |
| 30 | Fukuyama Castle 福山城 | Castle | 500 |
| 31 | Sawayama Castle 佐和山城 | Castle | 500 |
| 32 | Hamamatsu Castle 浜松城 | Castle | 400 |
| 33 | Bitchū Matsuyama Castle 備中松山城 | Castle | 400 |
| 34 | Nagashino Castle 長篠城 | Castle | 400 |
| 35 | Hachiōji Castle 八王子城 | Castle | 400 |
| 36 | Iga Ueno Castle 上野城 | Castle | 400 |
| 37 | Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins 一乗谷朝倉氏遺跡 | Castle | 400 |
| 38 | Tsuyama Castle 津山城 | Castle | 400 |
| 39 | Kasugayama Castle 春日山城 | Castle | 400 |
| 40 | Toyama Castle 富山城 | Castle | 300 |
| 41 | Marugame Castle 丸亀城 | Castle | 300 |
| 42 | Gujō Hachiman Castle 郡上八幡城 | Castle | 300 |
| 43 | Ishigakiyama Castle 石垣山城 | Castle | 300 |
| 44 | Matsushiro Castle 松代城 | Castle | 300 |
| 45 | Fukui Castle 福井城 | Castle | 300 |
| 46 | Tsutsujigasaki Castle 躑躅ヶ崎館 | Castle | 300 |
| 47 | Fukuchiyama Castle 福知山城 | Castle | 300 |
| 48 | Tottori Castle 鳥取城 | Castle | 300 |
| 49 | Uwajima Castle 宇和島城 | Castle | 300 |
| 50 | Kakegawa Castle 掛川城 | Castle | 300 |
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無料で見てみる →About this ranking
- Page views measure how often English-speaking readers look a place up. They are a sign of interest, not a quality score, and well-known names naturally rank higher.
- Open each place for its location, nearest station and distance from major cities.
Source: Wikimedia page view statistics (English Wikipedia, human traffic, 12-month average) and Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.