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Kurume Castle
🇯🇵 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.
Text adapted from “Kurume Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kurume Castle ranks #3,024 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #161 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded c. 1600, it is older than 33% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,991 times in the last 60 days, more than 67% 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.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Kurume Castle?
Kurume Castle stands in Japan, at 33.32843°, 130.50777°.
When was Kurume Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1600. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kurume Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,024 of 8,133 worldwide, and #161 in Japan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Kurume Castle?
Yoshinogari site, about 12 km away.
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