Castles Prints (180)
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

Matsumoto Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Spring at Himeji Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Shirasagi Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Edo Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Torii Suneemon Katsutaka leaving his master's castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Nijo Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Odawara Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Nagoya Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Jo Nangu Shrine Kyoto
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Kyoto No 15 Nijo-jo Castle
Etching

Shimabara-jo castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Shimabara-jo castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Matsumoto Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Nijo-jo Castle in spring
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Matsuyama castle in winter
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Matsuyama castle - winter
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Bridge and castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Osaka Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Moon over Chidori castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Himeji Castle in the snow
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Pine trees and castle (Hikone Castle)
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Spring: Himeji Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Osaka castle ruins by moonlight
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Multicoloured autumn - Himeji Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Fortifications of Hikone Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Himeji Castle (snow)
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Late autumn - Komoro Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Rainy day at Osaka Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

The preparatory drawing/watercolour of Himeji Castle multicolour autumn
Drawing

Multicoloured autumn - Himeji Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Matsumoto Castle by moonlight
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Snow - Shirasagi Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Himeji Castle in early spring
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Himeji Castle in the snow
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Castle (Nagoya Castle)
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Castle tower gate
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Moat & castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Castle: Nagoya Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Moat & castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Muragami castle in the morning
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Nishikori castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Hikone Castle in the snow
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Takamatsu Castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

White heron castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Autumn castle
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Nagoya castle in winter
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Himeji Castle
姫路城図
1919
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

The Iron Bridge and Osaka Castle, from the series Famous New Places in Osaka (Hanfu shinmeisho)
浪華新名所 鉄橋
1870
Color woodblock print with purple borders

Aoba Castle, Sendai (Sendai Aobajō), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei shu higashi Nihon hen)
1933
Color woodblock print

Edinburgh Castle
1911
Colour woodcut on paper (printing ink on woodcut)

Act Four: Enya Hangan's Castle from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)
c. 1795
Color woodblock print; koban

Takamatsu Castle, Sanuki (Sanuki no Takamatsujō), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishū)
1921, February
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Castle, Moon & Birds

Mastumoto Castle, Shinshu
1934
Color woodblock print
Night Scene Outside the Kamakura Castle with Bannai Attacking Kanpei, Act 3 from the series Treasury of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers (Kanadehon Chūshingura)
1806
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Lord Oda Nobunaga Viewing the Restoration of Kiyosu Castle (Oda Nobunaga ko Kiyosujo shuzen goran no zu)
織田信長公清洲城修繕御覧之図
1888 (printed posthumously)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper; oban triptych

Half-Moon Castle
半月城
1892
Color woodblock print
Actor Arashi Tokusaburō II (later Kitsusaburō II) as O-Karu with Onoe Kikugorō as Kampei, by Castle Moat in Night Scene (from Chūshingura)
c. 1840
Color woodblock diptych (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
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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 180 prints tagged with castles, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.





