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Castles on Kyushu

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The Castlemap atlas charts 20 castles and 17 ruins on Kyushu. They span from 400 BC to 1718.

The best known is Kumamoto Castle, #80 of 7,738 worldwide.

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Country pages: Japan.

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All 37 on Kyushu

Kumamoto Castle
Castle · 17th century · #80 worldwide · #4 in Japan
Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was a large and well-fortified castle.
Kokura Castle
Castle · 17th century · #33 in Japan
Kokura Castle is a five-story castle in Kitakyushu, Japan. A castle was first built at the current site in 1569.
Yoshinogari site
Ruin · 4th century BC · #39 in Japan
Yoshinogari is a large and complex Yayoi period archaeological site located in the town of Yoshinogari and city of Kanzaki in Saga Prefecture,…
Shimabara Castle
Castle · 17th century · #48 in Japan
Shimabara Castle, also known as Moritake Castle and Takaki Castle, is a Japanese castle located in Shimabara, Hizen Province.
Hara Castle
Ruin · 15th century · #52 in Japan
The Hara Castle was a Sengoku period Japanese castle cemetery located in the Minami-Arima neighbourhood of city of Minamishimabara, Nagasaki…
Kagoshima Castle
Ruin · 17th century · #57 in Japan
Kagoshima Castle was an Edo period flatland-style Japanese castle located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Fukuoka Castle
Castle · 17th century · #60 in Japan
Fukuoka Castle is a Japanese castle located in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is also known as Maizuru Castle or Seki Castle.
Nagoya Castle (Hizen Province)
Castle · 16th century · #75 in Japan
Nagoya Castle was a Japanese castle located in the Chinzei neighborhood of the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture.
Hirado Castle
Castle · 18th century · #95 in Japan
Hirado Castle was the seat of the Matsura clan, the daimyō of Hirado Domain, of Hizen Province, Kyūshū.
Nakatsu Castle
Castle · 16th century · #99 in Japan
Nakatsu Castle is a Japanese castle in the city of Nakatsu in Ōita Prefecture.
Funai Castle
Castle · 16th century · #102 in Japan
Funai Castle is a 16th-century castle, located in Ōita city, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
Saga Castle
Castle · 17th century · #103 in Japan
Saga Castle is a Japanese castle located in Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
Mizuki
Ruin · 7th century · #124 in Japan
Mizuki Castle was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan straddling the border of the cities of Ōnojō, Dazaifu, and…
Karatsu Castle
Castle · 17th century · #128 in Japan
Karatsu Castle is a Japanese castle located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
Oka Castle
Ruin · 12th century · #129 in Japan
Oka Castle was a Sengoku to Edo period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the city of Taketa, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
Obi Castle
Castle · 16th century · #148 in Japan
Obi Castle is a Japanese castle originally completed in 1588. It was the center of the old Obi Domain, now a part of Miyazaki Prefecture.
Ōno Castle (Chikuzen)
Ruin · 7th century · #156 in Japan
Ōno Castle was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan straddling the border of the cities of Ōnojō and Dazaifu, and the…
Hitoyoshi Castle
Ruin · 12th century · #159 in Japan
Hitoyoshi Castle was an Edo period flatlands-style Japanese castle located in the city of Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Kurume Castle
Ruin · 16th century · #160 in Japan
Kurume Castle was a castle structure in Kurume, Japan. Kurume Castle was built by the ninth son of Mōri Motonari, Kobayakawa Hidekane in 1587.
Yatsushiro Castle
Ruin · 17th century · #162 in Japan
Yatsushiro Castle is the remains of a castle structure in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Kushima Castle
Castle · 16th century · #181 in Japan
Kushima Castle, also known as Ōmura Castle from its location, is a Japanese castle located in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Kitsuki Castle
Ruin · 14th century · #189 in Japan
Kitsuki Castle is an Edo period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the city of Kitsuki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
Tomioka Castle
Castle · 17th century · #190 in Japan
Tomioka Castle is a Japanese castle located in Tomioka, Reihoku Town, Amakusa District, Kumamoto Prefecture.
Hiji Castle
Castle · 17th century · #201 in Japan
Hiji Castle, also known as Yōkoku Castle, Aoyagi Castle, and Ukitsu Castle, was a castle located in Hiji, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
Hinoe Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #203 in Japan
The Hinoe Castle was a Sengoku period Japanese castle cemetery located in the Kita-Arima neighbourhood of city of Minamishimabara, Nagasaki…
Usuki Castle
Castle · 16th century · #206 in Japan
Usuki Castle is a Japanese castle in Usuki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Another name of this castle is Nyūjima Castle.
Najima Castle
Castle · 16th century · #213 in Japan
Najima Castle is a hilltop castle, located in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Today, only its ruins still stand.
Tachibana Castle
Castle · 14th century · #215 in Japan
Tachibanayama Castle was a Japanese castle in Chikuzen Province, in the north of Kyūshū.
Sadowara Castle
Castle · 14th century · #233 in Japan
Sadowara Castle is a Japanese castle located in the Sadowara neighborhood of the city of Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu,…
Kikuchi Castle
Ruin · 7th century · #238 in Japan
Kikuchi Castle was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan in the city of Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture Japan.
Shibushi Castle
Ruin · #239 in Japan
Shibushi Castle was a Muromachi to early Edo period hirajiro-style Japanese castle located in the city of Shibushi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Aya Castle
Castle · 14th century · #263 in Japan
Aya Castle is a castle located in Aya, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. Aya was built between around 1331 and around 1334.
Kii Castle
Ruin · 7th century · #268 in Japan
Kii Castle was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan straddling Mt. Kizan where the border between the city of…
Saiki Castle
Ruin · 17th century · #278 in Japan
Saiki Castle was an Edo period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the city of Saiki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
Nobeoka Castle
Castle · #279 in Japan
Nobeoka Castle is the remains of a castle structure in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
Tsunomure Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #292 in Japan
Tsunomure Castle was a yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the town of Kusu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
Chiran Castle
Ruin · #293 in Japan
Chiran Castle was a Japanese castle located in the Chiran area of the city of Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.