Yatsushiro Castle
| Yatsushiro Castle (八代城, Yatsushiro-jō) is the remains of a castle structure in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.[1] In 1619, Mugishima Castle collapsed due to a large earthquake then Katō Kiyomasa's son Kato Tadahiro ordered his vassal Katō Masataka to build a new castle.[2] In 1632, Hosokawa Tadaoki entered the castle by the Tokugawa shogunate's order and spent retired life in the kitanomaru compound of the castle.[3] | ||||||
| Type： Hirajiro-style castle | ||||||
| Built： 1622 | ||||||
| Builder： Masataka Katō | ||||||
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