Japan · 16th century
Kurume Castle (久留米城, Kurume-jō) was a castle structure in Kurume, Japan. Kurume Castle was built by the ninth son of Mōri Motonari, Kobayakawa Hidekane in 1587.
Kurume castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and water moat. The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.
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Kurume Castle ranks #2,919 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #156 of the 295 mapped in Japan. Founded c. 1600, it is older than 31% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 886 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,991 times in the last 60 days, more than 69% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kumamoto, 61 km away. It is one of the 37 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Kyushu. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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