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

Osaka Castle
circa 1950-1970
Woodblock print

Forêt et château (Forest and castle)
1978
Etching with aquatint, ink and color on paper

Castle Tower above a Lake
1989
Color stencil print

Woman Wearing a Straw Coat (Mino o mato fujin) from Tale of the Castle Tower (Tenshu monogatari)
1978
Mezzotint

Osaka Castle in Autumn
1996
Woodblock print

Mitate No.64 - Castle (Shiro)
2004

Miya Castle
Woodblock print

Full Moon over Matsuyama Castle (Matsuyamajo meigetsu)
December 1953
Color woodblock print

Tonashi Gate, Matsuyama Castle, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Matsuyamajo Tonashimon)
February 1935
Color woodblock print

Nagoya castle
Woodblock print

Stone Wall of Kumamoto Castle
1973
Woodblock print

Sunset at Matsue Castle, Shimane Prefecture
1942
Woodblock print

Okazaki: Castle and Sugö Bridge
Woodblock print

Hikone Castle in Early Summer Rain
Woodblock print

Old castle at Hakone — 箱根の古城
Woodblock print

Odawara Castle
Woodblock print

Picture of Masakiyo at Shinshū Castle During the Conquest of Korea
1863, 10th lunar month
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Picture of the Fall of Jinzhou Fortress' Yong'an Gate, Private First Class Onoguchi Tokuji
February 1895
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Picture of the Surrender of Jinzhou Fortress
December 1894?
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Yuki o okashite waga gun Ikaiei no kenrui o nuku zu (Braving the snow our army captures the fortress at Weihaiwei)
Woodblock print

Onoguchi Tokuji, Picture of Destroying the Gates of Jinzhou Fortress by Placing Guncotton
January 1895
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Picture of Engineer Private First Class Onoguchi Tokuji Risking Certain Death Placing Explosives at the Fortress Gates to Destroy Them during the Second Army’s Attack of Jinzhou Fortress
February 1895?
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Capturing the Fortress at Niuzhuang (Gyusojo senryo)
1895
Color woodblock print; oban triptych

View from Castle
Woodblock print

Women Naginata Warriors, Gaurdians of the Chiyoda Palace, Covering the Retreat from a Burning Castle
Woodblock print

Famous Views of Japan: Himeji Castle (Nihon meisho zu-e: Hemijijo)
Woodblock print

Act 1 (Daijo), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)"
c. 1834/39
Color woodblock print; oban

Takeda Shintaro (1886-1957) Okazaki
Woodblock print

Nihonmatsu
Woodblock print

Hizakari Himeiji, Shôwa period, dated 1965
Woodblock print

Kameyama
Woodblock print

Odawara
Woodblock print

Kagoshima shizoku Kumamoto-jo senso no zu
Woodblock print

Ameshiro
Woodblock print

Matsumoto
Woodblock print

Hommaru mieyagura
Woodblock print

Keep Smiling
Woodblock print

The Castle of Chillon
Woodblock print

Nijo Castle
Woodblock print

Castle
Aquatint Etching

Castle
Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in pencil
ODAWARAJYO (Odawara Castle)
Woodblock print
Hikone Castle in the Early Summer
Woodblock print
Himeji Castle
Woodblock print
Hirosaki Castle
Woodblock print
Hirosaki Castle
Woodblock print
Hirosaki Castle
Woodblock print
Osaka Castle
Woodblock print
Castle
Woodblock print
Castle
Woodblock print
Nagoya Castle
Woodblock print
Aoba Castle in Sendai
Woodblock print
Aoba Castle in Sendai
Woodblock print
Aoba Castle in Sendai
Woodblock print
Aoba Castle in Sendai
Woodblock print
Early Morning at Okayama Castle
Woodblock print
Early Morning at Okayama Castle
Woodblock print
Himeji Castle
Woodblock print
Kumamoto Castle in Samidare (Rain in May)
Woodblock print
Kumamoto Castle in Samidare (Rain in May)
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.





