No. 085FukuokaRuins & historic sites
Fukuoka Castle
The Kuroda clan’s castle ruins spread through Maizuru Park. The keep platform and extensive walls reveal the scale of the former stronghold.
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Kyushu & Okinawa
Explore 16 selected castles in Kyushu & Okinawa. Photographs, historical timelines, architecture and official sources help you discover each site.
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No. 086FukuokaRuins & historic sites
Ono Castle
Ono Castle is an ancient mountain fortress enclosing the ridges of Mount Shioji. Earthworks, stone walls and warehouse foundations preserve its character, rather than a later-style keep.
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No. 087SagaRuins & historic sites
Nagoya Castle (Saga)
This vast castle was built for Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s invasions of Korea. Around it lie the sites of camps established by daimyo summoned from across Japan.
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No. 088SagaRuins & historic sites
Yoshinogari
Yoshinogari is an extensive archaeological park exploring a Yayoi-period moated settlement. Research-based reconstructions stand alongside preserved remains.
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No. 089SagaReconstructed buildings
Saga Castle
Saga Castle explores the residence and government of the Saga lords through its wooden main palace. The history museum occupies a partial reconstruction based on the late-Edo palace.
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No. 090NagasakiReconstructed buildings
Hirado Castle
Hirado Castle stands on a hill projecting into the Hirado Strait. Its modern keep overlooks a site shaped by the surrounding sea.
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No. 091NagasakiReconstructed buildings
Shimabara Castle
Shimabara Castle is known for its white five-tiered keep and angular stone walls. The reconstructed keep houses displays about the region’s history.
Explore this castleNo. 092KumamotoReconstructed buildings
Kumamoto Castle
High stone walls and paired keeps define the castle developed by Kato Kiyomasa. Conservation and public access continue together after the 2016 earthquake.
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No. 093KumamotoRuins & historic sites
Hitoyoshi Castle
Hitoyoshi Castle is associated with the Sagara clan and protected by the Kuma and Mune rivers. Hillside enclosures and riverside walls reveal how it used the terrain.
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No. 094OitaRuins & historic sites
Oita Funai Castle
A moat, walls and turrets preserve this castle site in central Oita. Although its keep is lost, the layout remains legible on foot.
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No. 095OitaRuins & historic sites
Oka Castle
Oka Castle’s walls follow a precipitous hilltop in Taketa. With the buildings gone, the outlines of rock and masonry define the site.
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No. 096MiyazakiRuins & historic sites
Obi Castle
Obi Castle is best understood alongside the Ito clan’s castle town. Its surviving walls and enclosures are accompanied by a modern reconstruction of the main gate.
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No. 097KagoshimaRuins & historic sites
Kagoshima Castle
Also called Tsurumaru Castle, this was the seat of the Shimazu lords of Satsuma. It had no keep; walls, a moat and the reconstructed Goromon Gate define its frontage.
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No. 098OkinawaRuins & historic sites
Nakijin Castle
Nakijin was the stronghold of the Hokuzan kingdom before Ryukyu was unified. Curving walls follow the terrain, while sacred places remain within the castle.
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No. 099OkinawaRuins & historic sites
Nakagusuku Castle
Nakagusuku is a hilltop gusuku defined by sweeping limestone walls. Six enclosures and views towards the seas on both sides shape the experience.
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No. 100OkinawaRestoration in progress
Shuri Castle
Shuri was the royal centre of government, diplomacy and culture in the Ryukyu Kingdom. Conservation of its walls and archaeological remains continues alongside reconstruction of the fire-damaged main hall.
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