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Fact-checked printables for ages 7 to 11, ages 11 to 14, families and visitors, plus a short list of books and kit. Every purchase helps keep this site free.
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Japanese castles printables
Fact-checked PDFs in A4 and US Letter, for ages 7 to 11, ages 11 to 14, families and visitors to Japanese castles.
Japanese Castles Junior Topic Pack
Ages 7 to 11, schools and families
Meet Himeji, the White Heron Castle, label a castle keep, how a castle kept attackers out, before-or-after-1700 sorting cards, put-it-in-order date cards, a true-or-false quiz, a crossword where every answer is a real fact, a word search, a comic strip, a golden roof ornament to colour, a certificate and a full answer key
Japanese Castles History Detective Pack
Ages 11 to 14
Which is Japan’s oldest castle keep, and why do the sources answer differently? Six short sources with their provenance, an evidence table, a dates task, questions the sources answer differently, what happened to the castles after 1868, and a judgement task, with full answers
Japanese Castles Family Activity Pack
Families, ages 5 and up
Colouring pages, a castle maze, spot-the-difference, design your own castle keep, Useless the Eraser’s Japanese castle jokes and a 20-question quiz to do together
Japanese Castles Spotter’s Field Guide
Adult history fans and travellers
How to read a Japanese castle keep, mountain, hill and flatland castles, stone walls and defences, the people who built them, 12 castles with what the people who look after or describe them say, a timeline, open questions and a checklist
Japanese Castles Visit Journal
Visitors of all ages
Before-you-go checklist, what-to-spot tick lists for outside and inside a castle, six sketch pages, a log for up to 12 visits, and a visit stamps page
Japanese Castles Timeline & Poster Set
Classrooms and home
Six poster pages: a timeline from 1346 to 2021, a castle keep, three kinds of castle site, the way in through the gates, Himeji the White Heron Castle, and Japanese castles in numbers
Best valueThe Complete Japanese Castles Printables Bundle
All six packs plus a bundle guide, A4 and US Letter, in one download. $12.99 instead of $26.44 bought separately.
Free sample
Try before you buy: a free 6-page Japanese castles printables sample. A4 PDF (251 KB) or US Letter PDF (252 KB).
Books & kit
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Books
- Books on Japanese castles (affiliate link)Look for books that cite their sources.
- Samurai books for children (affiliate link)For young readers aged about 7 to 11.
- Japanese history books (affiliate link)For the bigger story around the castles.
Days out
- Travel guides to Japan (affiliate link)Opening times change, so check each castle’s own website too.
- Compact binoculars (affiliate link)Handy for spotting roof ornaments and loopholes from the ground.
Modelling
- Japanese castle model kits (affiliate link)Kits vary a lot; check what the box shows.