| 1．Kagoshima Castle | ||||||
| Kagoshima Castle (鹿児島城, Kagoshima-jō), also known as Tsurumaru Castle, was a Japanese castle located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture.[1] | ||||||
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| Type： Japanese castle Builder ： 1601 Buildyear ： Matsudaira Iehisa | ||||||
| 2．Izaku Castle | ||||||
| Izaku Castle (伊作城, Izaku-jō) was a castle structure in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.[1] The date of the castle's construction is unknown, but it is believed that the castle was built by Shimazu Hisanaga in the thirteenth century.[2] It was the original seat of power for the Shimazu clan until 1536, when Shimazu Takahisa relocated the clan leadership to Ichiuji Castle. It was famously the birthplace of the warlords Shimazu Tadayoshi, Shimazu Yoshihisa and Shimazu Yoshihiro.[1][3][4][5] | ||||||
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| Type： Hirayama-style castle Builder ： 13th century Buildyear ： Unknown | ||||||
| 3．Ichiuji Castle | ||||||
| Ichiuji Castle (一宇治城, Ichiuji-jō) is a castle structure in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.[1] Ichiuji Castle is also called Ijūin Castle.[2] | ||||||
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| Type： Hirayama-style castle Builder ： 13c Buildyear ： Ijuin clan | ||||||
| 4．Kokubu Castle | ||||||
| Kokubu Castle (国分城, Kokubu-jō) also called Maizuru Castle is the remains of a castle structure in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The site is called a Kokubu castle, but it is a fortified residence rather than a castle.[1] In 1604, Shimazu Yoshihiro built the castle and moved from Tomiguma Castle.[2] Shimazu Yoshihisa lived a retired life in the castle, he died January 21 in 1611[3][2] | ||||||
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| Type： Hirajiro-style castle Builder ： 1604 Buildyear ： Shimazu Yoshihiro | ||||||
| 5．Shibushi Castle | ||||||
| Shibushi Castle (志布志城, Shibushi-jō) is the earthly remains of a castle structure in Shibushi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is unknown when Shibushi castle was built.[1] Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site, since 2005.[2] The castle was demolished due to the Tokugawa shogunate's "one country, one castle" rule in 1615 and now is only ruins, with some moats and earthworks remain.[1][3] | ||||||
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| Type： Hirayama-style castle Builder ： Unknown Buildyear ： Unknown | ||||||
| 6．Chiran Castle | ||||||
| Chiran Castle (知覧城, Chiran-jō) is a castle structure in Chiran, Kagoshima, Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site.[1][2][3] There are little remains of the castle on the present day site, just some earthworks walls and moats.[3] In 2017, the castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.[4] | ||||||
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| Type： Hirayama style castle Builder ： 15C Buildyear ： Sata clan |