Castles Prints (199)
Japanese castles (shiro) in woodblock prints, from Himeji's soaring white walls to Osaka's imposing stone foundations. Castle prints document Japan's feudal architectural heritage, often depicted amid cherry blossoms, autumn foliage, or snow.
Artists Known for Castles
Kumamoto Castle
Woodblock print
Castle in Red Sunset
Woodblock print
Udaipur Castle (Udaipuru no shiro)
Udaipuru no shiro
1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Castle
1955
Color woodblock print; edition 50/50
Hirosaki Castle, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms"
1935
Color woodblock print
Drizzling Rain at Nijo Castle
二条城小雨
ca. 1950s
Woodblock print
Drizzling Rain at Nijyo Castle
Woodblock print
Chiyoda Castle
1942
Color woodblock print
Himeji Castle
Woodblock print
Shirasagi Castle
Woodblock print
Matsue Castle - Famous Historic Places and Holy Places
Woodblock print
Morning at Okayama Castle (Okayamajo no asa)
1955
Color woodblock print
Odawara Castle - Famous Historic Places and Holy Places
Woodblock print
Himeji Castle
Woodblock print
Nagoya Castle
Woodblock print
Ruins of Takiyama Castle, Bushu (Bushu Takiyamajoshi)
1941
Color woodblock print
Shiragashi Castle (Shiragashijo)
1948
Color woodblock print
The Ruins of Fukuoka Castle (Fukuokajoshi)
1940
Color woodblock print
Udo Turret, Kumamoto Castle (Kumamotojo Udoyagura)
1948
Color woodblock print
Clear Sky after Snow at the Old Castle Keep
c. 1877 (Meiji 10)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e): ink and color on paper
Hikone Castle
1956
Color woodblock print
Himeji Castle -- Evening, Taishô period, dated 1926?
Taishô period, 1912-1926
Woodblock print
Himeji Castle in the Evening (Later printing by Toshi Yoshida)
1928
Woodblock print
Himeji Castle in the Morning (Later printing by Toshi Yoshida)
1926
Woodblock print
Moon at Nijo Castle - 二条城の月
Woodblock print
Castle
Woodblock print
Old castle at Hakone — 箱根の古城
Woodblock print
Hikone Castle in Early Summer Rain
Woodblock print
View of Daimonji from Nijo Castle — 二条城より大文字を望む
Woodblock print
Castle and the Sea
Woodblock print
Motoyama Taskforce Night Warfare at Pyongyang Castle — 元山支隊平壌城下夜戦之図
Woodblock print
Hirosaki Castle from Sakura Ha-dai
1935
Woodblock print
Nijo Castle
二条城
1933
Woodblock print
Himeji Castle- proof
Woodblock print
Autumn at Himeji Castle, Shôwa period, dated 1949
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print
Castle
4/20, not dated
Woodblock print
Castle in the moon
22/300, 1978
Woodblock print
Himeiji Castle
1958
Woodblock print
Himeji Castle
mid 20th century
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
House (Nijo Castle)
1957
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Matsumoto Castle in the Snow (Yuki no Matsumoto-jo), Shôwa period,
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print
Morning Haze, Osaka Castle
1956
Color woodblock print; edition 2/30
Nishikori Castle
1954
Woodblock print
Ogaki Castle
1934
Woodblock print
Takaxxx Castle
1934
Woodblock print
The Ruins of Osaka Castle at Night
1956
Color woodblock print; edition 7/20
Wall and moat of Osaka Castle
1955
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Himeji Castle (Himejijo)
Himejijo
n.d.
Color woodblock print
Castle and Cherry Tree
Woodblock print
Takamatsu Castle in Sanuki (Sanuki no Takamatsujo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Sanuki no Takamatsujo
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Osaka Castle
Woodblock print
Okayama Castle
Woodblock print
Matsumoto Castle, Shinshu
信州 松本城
1934
Color woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Three-Story Tower in the Inner Keep
Woodblock print
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Castle
Woodblock print
ODAWARAJYO (Odawara Castle)
Woodblock print
Cherry Blossoms at the Shirakawa Castle Ruins (Shirakawajoshi no sakura)
Shirakawajoshi no sakura
1946
Color woodblock print
Hakuho Castle, Ueno, Iga (Iga Ueno Hakuhojo)
Iga Ueno Hakuhojo
1951
Color woodblock print
Nijo Castle - Winter
Woodblock print
Castle gate
Woodblock print
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Frequently Asked Questions
Japanese castles (shiro) in woodblock prints, from Himeji's soaring white walls to Osaka's imposing stone foundations. Castle prints document Japan's feudal architectural heritage, often depicted amid cherry blossoms, autumn foliage, or snow.
Okiie Hashimoto, Kawase Hasui, and Hiroshi Yoshida are among the artists most associated with castles in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 199 prints tagged with castles, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.