[Good to go! The best 10 Japanese Castles, 2014] List

Rank (last yrs rank), castle’s name / location

1st (1) Kumamoto Castle / Kumamoto city, Kumamoto prefecture
2nd (6) Matsuyama Castle / Matsuyama city, Ehime prefecture
3rd (11) Himeji Castle / Himeji city, Hyogo prefecture
4th (10) Hirosaki Castle / Hirosaki city, Aomori prefecture
5th (4) Matsumoto Castle / Matsumoto city, Nagano prefecture
6th Inuyama Castle / Inuyama city, Aichi prefecture
7th (-)　Bizen-Matsuyama Castle / Takahashi city, Okayama prefecture
8th (5) Takeda Castle / Asago city, Hyogo prefecture
9th (8) Takato-Joshi park / Ina city, Hyogo prefecture
10th (7) Nijojo Castle / Kyoto city, Kyoto prefecture

The first place was Kumamoto Castle as same as previous year but 4 more new castles were ranked in as the result the god castles of each area appeared. The recommendations say the view of itself and the view from the top of castle building, atmosphere, and seasonal nature. Seems like every range of ages was enjoyed the visit.

Quate:
TripAdvisor(R), Nihon Hojin TripAdvisor Kabushikigaisha

http://www.tripadvisor.jp/pages/Castles_2014.html