Tenshu was destroyed by fire or collapsed, but after that, due to deference to the Bakufu or economic difficulties, was not reconstructed (Kanazawa-jo Castle, Fukui-jo Castle, Saga-jo Castle, and so on).
天守はあったが焼失・倒壊し、その後幕府に遠慮し、または財政難から建造しなかったケース（金沢城、福井城、佐賀城など）。