Kyushu-Okinawa– category –

[Castle name] Kokura Castle Surrender with an attack by cavalry of Tokugawa Shogunate Important gateway to the Kyushu, Kokura castle [Explanation] Speaking of Ogura Castle, it is a castle famous for having a battle between a soldier led ...

[Castle name] Kumamoto Castle Kato Kiyomasa Castle of struggle, stonewall such as Mushakaeshi from Kumamoto castle is a wonderful. [Explanation] Kumamoto Castle is a castle present in Kumamoto city, Kumamoto Prefecture. Another name is G...

[Castle name] Nakatsu Castle Nakatsu castle was built after Kanbe Kuroda received it from Hideyoshi Toyotomi. (Yukichi FUkuzawa belonged to Nakatsu domain) [Explanation] Nakatsu castle was located in Nakatsu in Fuzen no Kuni. Kanbe Kurod...

[Castle Name] Saga Castle The lord of the castle moved to Nabeshima Naoshige, and during the Meiji period the Eto Shimpei Saga War broke out [Explanation] Saga Castle was originally called Nakamura-jo Castle, and it was a residence of th...

[Castle Name] Fukuoka Castle Nagamasa Fukuoka of the Kuroda family, Fukuoka Castle of the family of the 520,000 koku of Chikuzen in Chikuzen Province due to the achievement of Nagamasa Kuroda. [Description] Fukuoka Castle was the Hirayam...

[Castle name] Kushima Castle Omura clan where Omura Yoshisaki (the heir of Omura Sumitada) built The castle of Kushima for 27 thousand Jewels. [Explanation] Kushima Castle (Omura Castle) is a residence of Omura who was in Omura city, Nag...

[Castle name] Shimabara Castle Arima, Naozomi, Matsukura, Shigemasa’s Shimabara. Famous for the rebellion of Shimabara by Amakusa castle, the largest revolt of the Edo period. [Explanation] Shimabara Castle is a castle in Shimabara city ...

[Castle name] Yoshinogari Castle Yayoi Era's largest village Japan 100 selected as the 88th largest castle, Yoshinogari's ruins of Saga prefecture. [Explanation] The Yoshinogari ruins are the Yayoi era settlement that was present in Yosh...

[Castle name] Hyuga Takaoka Castle Attacked by Ito following a loss at Sekigahara, built by Yoshihiro Shimazu to tighten boarder defense [Description] In 1600, Yoshihiro Shimazu returned to his homeland Satsuma after the loss at the batt...

[Castle name] Kurume Castle a castle where Toyouji Arima contributed 210,000 Goku to win the rulership after Hidekane Mori and Tadamasa Tanaka were terminated [Description] Kurume Castle was on a hill in Sasayama-machi Kurume-shi, Fukuok...

[Castle name] Yanagawa Castle a castle owned by Muneshige Tachibana who was a son-in-law of minister for the Otomo clan, Dosetsu Tachibana [Description] Yanagawa Castle was a flatland castle located in Yanagawa-shi, Fukuoka. In the early...

[Castle name] Aya Castle It was ruled by the Aya family until they joined the Ito family. Its residents were defeated by Shimazu Yoshihisa and Shimazu Yoshihiro. [Description] Aya Castle used to stand in a mountain in Aya Town, Miyazaki ...

[Castle name] Sadowara Castle It was lived in by Shimazu Toyohisa. It was the office of Satohara Domain, which fought in Aizu and Hakodate at the end of the Edo period. [Description] Sadowara Castle used to stand in Uedashima, Sadowara T...

[Castle name] Miyakono Castle It was lived in by a senior statesman of the Shimazu family Ijuin Tadamune. The Ijuin family raised the standard of revolt in Shonai War. [Description] Miyakono Castle used to stand in Miyakojima Town, Miyak...

[Castle name] Kimotsuki Castle (Takayama Castle) Kimotsuki Kanetsugu was a strong lord in Osumi Province, but he surrendered when the Shimazu family attacked the castle. [Description] Kimotsuki Castle used to stand in a mountain in curre...

[Castle name] Saiki castle the residence of Mouri Takamasa [Description] Saiki Castle is a mountain castle located in Saiki City, Oita Province. Mr. Saeki was originally a rich man in Saiki, he was the vassal of Mr. Outomo who built [Tog...

[Castle name] Togamure castle Built by Saeki Koreharu, and abandoned because of Mouri Takamasa’s promotion after the Battle of Sekigahara. [Description] Togamure Castle is a mountain castle located in Saiki City, Oita Province. The castl...

[Castle name] Kitsuki castle where Kitsuki Shigenao commited suicide. [Description] Kitsuki Castle is said to be built by [Kitsuki Yorinao] in Meitoku 4 year (1393). It is located at Yasaka River. Mr. Kitsuki was the vassal of Mr. Outomo...

[Castle name] Koshosan castle the main castle of Akiduki Tanezane [Description] Koshosan Castle (Akizuki Castle) belonged to Mr. Akizuki, located in Notori, Akizuki City, Fukuoka Province. Kennin 3 year (1203), Akizuki Tanekatsu started ...

[Castle name] Akizuki castle It was abandoned when Hideyoshi settled Kyushu [Description] Akizuki Castle (Koshosan Castle) belonged to Mr. Akizuki, located in Notori, Akizuki City, Fukuoka Province. Kennin 3 year (1203), Akizuki Tanekats...