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Our guide
Inuyama Castle stands above the Kiso River, which forms the border between Aichi and Gifu, and its keep is the real thing: one of only twelve pre-modern keeps still standing in Japan, like those at Matsumoto Castle and Hikone Castle. It is thought to be one of the oldest of them all, though Maruoka Castle makes the same claim. It is a hirayama-style castle, and the site has been a National Historic Site since 2018.
Last entry is at 16:30, and entry may be limited when it is crowded. Inuyama-Yūen Station on the Meitetsu Inuyama Line is about 750 m away in a straight line. Jo-an is only about 0.3 km from the castle.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Inuyama Castle (1), Kitakoken Inuyama Inuyama City 2023 — Tomio344456 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 751006 Inuyama Cstl aerial — 国土交通省国土地理院 · Attribution · source · resized
- Inuyama-jo Castle - panoramio (2) — nukotan45 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Inuyama Castle,犬山城 - panoramio - z tanuki (1) — z tanuki · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Inuyama Castle03 — ブレイズマン ( talk ) 09:50, 17 September 2012 (UTC) · Public domain · source · resized
- Inuyama Castle from Inuyama Bridge — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Inuyama castle — Bariston · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Inuyama Castle (犬山城, Inuyama-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The castle overlooks the Kiso River, which serves as the border between Aichi and Gifu Prefectures. The tenshu of Inuyama Castle, one of only 12 pre-modern tenshu remaining in existence, has been determined to be one of the oldest remaining tenshu, although Maruoka Castle also makes this claim. The castle has been a National Historic Site since 2018.
Visitor information checked: 2026-09-15 · Inuyama Castle: visitor information and admission
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Inuyama-Yūen (Meitetsu Inuyama Line), about 750 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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