As mentioned earlier, of the 20 existing castle towers, 8 were burnt down during and after the Second World War in the Showa period, whereby 12 castle towers remain in existence today.
経緯で述べられているように、20か所の現存天守の内8か所の天守が昭和の戦時中と戦後に焼失し、現在は12か所の天守が現存する。