Located in Hiroshima Prefecture’s Fukuyama City, Fukuyama Castle has a long history stretching back nearly 400 years. For a stellar reconstruction of an Edo-period castle as well as great views of the surrounding cityscape, make a trip out to Fukuyama Castle. Planned in 1619 and completed in 1622, Fukuyama Castle is considered one of Japan’s top 100 castles. Built at the beginning of the Edo period on top of a hill measuring 400 meters long and 200 meters wide, the castle was constructed at the orders of Mizuno Katsunari, a relative of the founder of the reigning shogun of Japan, the powerful …