Hi, Jessy.

It's hard to think of an answer for your question; the Japanese mind doesn't seem to work that way. Most castles are named after the locale or city they're built in. Thus Osakajo = Osaka Castle. Temples and shrines have names that are often fanciful (e.g. Temple of the Golden Pavilion), but it didn't sound like a religious connotation is what you were looking for.

Most Japanese heroes tended to be paripatetic and did not have castles they were based at. You could name the gazebo after a famous battle, and, according to taste, add -jo to it to denote a structure (e.g. Ichinotanijo to commemorate the battle of Ichi-no-tani). Or just make something up: colors or elements + mythical creatures often make a good combination (e.g. Veridian Manticore Palace) while sounding suitably Oriental. :-)

Ah, thanks, balrog. I'm not familiar with Japanese lore. Onwards in my search.

(hmmmm that reminds me of one more name to add to the list! I don't think DH will much like 'Moria' LOL)

You might consider Mt Fuji, or Fujisan.

Quote from "Sacred Sites of Japan" (http://www.sacredsites.com/asia/japan/introdution_sacred_japan.html)

"Situated in a region densely populated from the stone age and frequently active since its last eruption in 1707, the mountain has acquired an ancient and enormous corpus of myth regarding its divine origins, resident deities, and spiritual powers. The soaring peak has been venerated as the home of a fire god, later the dwelling of a Shinto goddess of flowing trees, and since Buddhist times, the abode of Dainichi Nyorai, the Buddha of All-Illuminating Wisdom."

Here is a link that might be useful: Volcano Myths/Japan

Hey donnamira your link sent me off to find shinto shrines (I'm looking for man made structures).

Found this

Shogun shrine

Then I clicked a bit more and found a castle among castles - Himeji castle That might fit the bill, even though its not a literary or legendary edifice!