Japanese castles in Korea

Japanese castles in Korea (Hangul: 왜성; Hanja: 倭城; RR: Waeseong; Japanese: 倭城, translit. 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

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

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

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