Japanese castles in Korea

Japanese castles in Korea (Korean: 왜성/倭城, Waeseong; Japanese: 倭城, Wajō) are Japanese castles built along the southern shores of Korea during Japanese invasions of Korea between 1592 and 1598 by the Japanese militaries.

List of Japanese castles in Korea

Revised Romanization	Hangul	Hanja	Location	Comments
Gijang Japanese Castle	기장죽성리왜성	機張竹城里倭城	Busan
Busanjinjiseong	부산진지성	釜山鎭支城	Busan
Ulsan Japanese Castle	울산왜성	蔚山倭城	Ulsan	See also Siege of Ulsan
Seosaengpo Japanese Castle	서생포 왜성	西生浦倭城	Ulsan
Gwangri Japanese Castle	광리왜성 (왜성동성, 견내량성)	廣里倭城 倭城洞城, 見乃梁城	Ulsan
Gijang Japanese Castle	기장왜성	機張倭城 機張竹城倭城	Busan
Gimhae Japanese Castle	김해왜성	金海竹島倭城 駕洛城,竹島城	Gyeongsangnam-do
Angolpo Japanese Castle	안골포왜성	安骨浦倭城	Gyeongsangnam-do
Gadeok Japanese Castle	가덕왜성	加德倭城	Gyeongsangnam-do
Ungcheon Japanese Castle	웅천왜성	熊川倭城	Gyeongsangnam-do
Changwon Japanese Castle	창원왜성	昌原倭城 馬山倭城	Gyeongsangnam-do
Jangmunpo Japanese Castle	장문포왜성	長門逋倭城	Gyeongsangnam-do, Geoje Island
Yeongdeungpo Japanese Castle	영등포왜성	永登浦倭城	Gyeongsangnam-do, Geoje Island
Jisepo Japanese Castle	지세포		Gyeongsangnam-do, Geoje Island
Goseong Japanese Castle	고성왜성	固城倭城	Gyeongsangnam-do
Sacheon Japanese Castle	사천왜성	泗川倭城 船津里城	Gyeongsangnam-do	See also Battle of Sacheon (1598)
Namhae Japanese Castle	남해왜성	南海倭城 船所倭城	Gyeongsangnam-do
Suncheon Japanese Castle	순천왜성	順天城	Suncheon	See also Siege of Suncheon All that remains of the castle today is the stone base.

Gallery

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  Namhae Japanese castle

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  Ulsan Japanese castle

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  Ruins of Seosaengpo Japanese Castle

See also

• Castles in Korea
• Korean-style fortresses in Japan

References

• Turnbull, Stephen (2007). Japanese Castles in Korea 1592-98. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84603-104-4.