1.Shimabara Castle | ||||||
Shimabara Castle (島原城, Shimabara-jō), also known as Moritake Castle (森岳城, Moritake-jō) and Takaki Castle (高来城, Takaki-jō), is a Japanese castle located in Shimabara, Hizen Province (present day Nagasaki prefecture). This five-story white building stands in stark contrast to the black Kumamoto Castle in neighboring Kumamoto Prefecture. | ||||||
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Type: Hira-style Japanese castle Builder : 1624 Buildyear : Matsukura Shigemasa | ||||||
2.Kushima Castle | ||||||
Kushima Castle (玖島城, Kushima-jō), also known as Ōmura Castle (大村城, Ōmura-jō) from its location, is a Japanese castle located in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.[1] | ||||||
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Type: Hirayama-style Japanese castle Builder : 1599, rebuilt 1614 Buildyear : Ōmura Yoshiaki | ||||||
3.Hirado Castle | ||||||
Hirado Castle (平戸城, Hirado-jō) was the seat of the Matsura clan, the daimyō of Hirado Domain, of Hizen Province, Kyūshū. It is located in present-day Hirado city Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It was also known as Kameoka Castle (亀岡城, Kameoka-jō). | ||||||
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Type: Hirayama-style Japanese castle Builder : 1718 (original)1962 (rebuild) Buildyear : Matsura Takashi | ||||||
4.Kaneda Castle | ||||||
Kaneda Castle (金田城, Kaneda-jō) was a Korean-style fortress located in Tsushima, Nagasaki prefecture. Kaneda castle has been designated as being of national special significance.[1] | ||||||
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Type: Korean-style fortress Builder : 667 Buildyear : Yamato court | ||||||
5.Ishida Castle | ||||||
Ishida Castle (石田城, Ishida-jō) is the remains of a castle structure in Gotō, Nagasaki prefecture. Also well known as "Fukue castle ".[1] Construction started in 1849 and were completed in 1863.[2][3] The former Goto clan's residence and garden is in the ninomaru compound and its designated as a “National designation place of scenic beauty”.[1][4] Goto Tourism and Historical Materials Museum is on site.[5] | ||||||
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Type: Umijiro-style castle Builder : 1863 Buildyear : Gotō Moriakira, Gotō Morinori | ||||||
6.Hara Castle | ||||||
Hara Castle (原城, Hara-jō) was a Japanese castle in Hizen Province (today in Minamishimabara, Nagasaki). During the Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638), rebellious peasants were besieged there. As a result of the Shimabara Rebellion in 1637, the Shogunate decided to expel the Portuguese from Japan. The Dutch, meanwhile, gained the trust of the authorities after they bombarded Hara Castle, where the insurgents had taken refuge, and thus gained a monopoly on European trade with Japan. | ||||||
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7.Hinoe Castle | ||||||
Hinoe Castle (日野江城, Hinoe-jō) is a castle located in Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The castle was originally built in the 13th century. It belonged to the Arima clan, and was the residence of the Christian daimyō. In 1637, during the Shimabara Rebellion, it was burned down by the forces of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The castle's ruins can still be seen.[1] | ||||||
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