| 1．Saga Castle | ||||||
| Saga Castle (佐賀城, Saga-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a hiraijirō, a castle built on a plains rather than a hill or mountain, and is surrounded by a wall rather than being built above a stone base. Saga castle was home to the Nabeshima clan, daimyō of Saga Domain. It was also known as "Submerged Castle" (沈み城, Shizumi-jō). | ||||||
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| Type： hiraijirō-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1602-1611, reconstructed 1728, 1836, 2004 Buildyear ： Nabeshima clan | ||||||
| 2．Karatsu Castle | ||||||
| Karatsu Castle (唐津城, Karatsu-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a hirayamajiro, a castle built on a plain rather than a hill or mountain. At the end of the Edo period, Karatsu castle was home to the Ogasawara clan, daimyō of Karatsu Domain. It was also known as "Dancing Crane Castle" (舞鶴城, Maizuru-jō). | ||||||
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| Type： Hirayama-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1602-1609 Buildyear ： Terasawa Hirotaka | ||||||
| 3．Kii Castle | ||||||
| Kii Castle (基肄城, Kii-jo) was a castle structure between Miyaki District, Saga and Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan.[1][2] Kii Castle has been designated a site of special national significance.[3] | ||||||
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| Type： Korean-style fortress Builder ： 665 Buildyear ： Yamato court | ||||||
| 4．Nagoya Castle (Hizen Province) | ||||||
| Nagoya Castle (名護屋城, Nagoya-jō) was a Japanese castle located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture. Nagoya Castle was located within Hizen Province on a peninsula near to Iki Island, and served as the base from which Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched his invasions of Korea from 1592 to 1598. None of the original historic structures of Nagoya Castle remain, but the castle's ruined foundations survive in the formerly separate town of Chinzei, now part of the city of Karatsu. | ||||||
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| 5．Suko Castle | ||||||
| Suko Castle (須古城, Suko-jō) is the site of a castle structure in Shiroishi, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a Prefectural Historic Site.[2] In the Muromachi period, Suko Castle was the home castle of the Hirai clan. The lords of the castle included Hirai Tsuneharu. The Ryūzōji clan attacked the castle on four occasions, and it finally fell in 1574.[2][3][4] | ||||||
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| Type： Okajiro-style castle Builder ： Unknown Buildyear ： Hirai clan |