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[Castle name] Najima castle Hideyoshi gave to Kobayakawa Takakage because of his military award. [Description] Najima Castle is a water castle located in Najima, East District, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Province. It was built when it was use...

[Castle name] Mizugae castle the residence of Ryuzoji Takanobu [Description] Mizugae Castle is a flatland castle located in Tate Town, Saga City, Saga Province. It is said that the castle was built by [Ryuzoji Yasuie] during Bunmei Perio...

[Castle name] Uto Castle Where Yukinaga Konishi, the commander that lost the Battle of Sekigahara, resided. [Explanation] Uto Castle existed in Uto city in Kumamoto prefecture. It is a flatland-mountain castle that was built by Yukinaga ...

[Castle name] Akaogi Castle Tanegashima ruled over the place where the guns got through Akagi Castle. [Description] Early in the Kamakura period, the grandson of Tairano Kiyomori "Tairano Yukimori" got adopted "Hojou Tokimasa" and entere...

[Castle name] Okao Castle Great general Chousokabe Motochika’s feudal lord castle Okao Castle. [Description] Okao Castle was a medieval mountain castle in Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture and was the castle of the Great general Chousokabe Motoc...

[Castle name] Iwaya Castle waya Castle where the great commander Takahashi Shoun got hit by a massive army of Shimazu Tadayoshi and surrendered with honorable defeat. [Description ] Iwaya Castle is a mountain castle in Dazaifu City Fukuo...

[Castle name] Homan Castle To the invasion of the Shimazu army, along with the father Takahashi Shoun's Iwaya castle the second son Munemasu Takahashi caged by Homan castle. [Description] Homan Castle is a mountain castle built on the Ho...

[Castle name] Tachibana Castle Takashi Otomo's vassal Michiyuki Tachibana’s a son-in-law and great commander Takai Muneshige’s Tachibana castle. [Description] Tachibana Castle is a mountain castle located at the top of Tachibana mountain...

[Castle name] Hazuike castle the residence of Nabeshima Naoshige. [Description] Hazuike Castle is a flatland castle located in Oaza Hasuike, Hazuike Town, Saga City, Saga Province. It is considered that the castle was built by [Oda Naomi...

[Castle name] Ogi Castle It was built by Nabeshima Motoshige, the son of the second clan master Nabeshima Katsushige. [Description] Ogi Castle is a flatland castle located in Ogi Town, Ogi City, Saga Province. Officially it is Jinya, but...

[Castle name] Takada castle Ruled by Takenaka Shigetoshi• Mr. Matsudaira after Outomo Yoshimune was replaced. [Description] Takada Castle is a flatland castle located in Honmaru, Takada City, Bungo, Oita Province. In order to differentia...

[Castle name] Karatsu castle The residence of Ogasawara Nagamichi, and built by Terazawa Hirotaka [Description] Karatsu Castle is located in Higashijonai, Karatsu City, Saga Province. It is also called Maizuru Castle. Honmaru is set at M...

[Castle name] Hitoyoshi castle Ruled by Mr. Sagara for 35 generations and it was the base for West Army during South West Battle. [Description] Hitoyoshi Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Fumoto Town, Hitoyoshi City, Kumamo...

[Castle name] Ushki castle The important place where Otomo Sorin moved masin castle from Oita Funai Castle. [Description] Usuki Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Usuki City, Oita Province. It is said that the castle was bui...

[Castle name] Kaneishi castle Konishi Yukinaga and Mr. Sou fought at the Battle of Korea. [Description] Kaneishi Castle is Mr. Sou’s castle located in Izuhara Town, Tsushima City, Nagasaki Province. It is also called Izuhara Castle. Kyor...

[Castle name] Hara Castle In the south of Shimahara Hanto, the famous castle where Shimahara Chaos occurred [Description ] Hara Castle is located in Minamiarima Town, Shimahara City, Nagazaki Province. It is located in the south of Shima...

[Castle name] Nobeoka castle It was built by Takahashi Mototane during the beginning of Edo Period. [Description] Nobeoka Castle is a flatland-mountain castle built in Honkoji, Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Province.Takahashi Mototane started b...

[Castle name] Tenabe Castle The important base of Ito Yoshisuke before Shimazu Yoshihiro was defeated. [Description] Tanabe Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Tanabe Town, Koyu Town, Miyazaki Province. It is also called Taka...

[Castle name] Uchinomaki Castle Kato Kiyomasa’s castle after Mr. Aso was destroyed. [Description] Uchinomaki Castle is a flatland castle during Chusei•Kinsei, located in Uchinomaki, Aso City, Kumamoto Province. [Sassa Narimasa] conquered...

[Castle name] Uchi Castle Shimazu Takahisa•Yoshihisa•Tadatsune and Mr. Shimazu’s main castle. [Description] Uchi Castle is a flatland castle located in Dairyu Town, Kagoshima CIty, Kagoshima Province.Tenmon 19 year (1550), Shimazu Takahi...