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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Kurume Castle
 
|Japanese Name=久留米城
 
|Romaji Name=Kurume-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Sasayama-jo
 
|Founder=Mori Hidekane
Kurume Castle
|Year Founded=1587
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Hilltop
久留米城
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Romaji Name=
|Designations=Next 100 Castles, Prefectural Historic Site
Kurume-jo
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Alternate Names=
|Features=water moats, stone walls
Sasayama-jo
|Access=Kurume Sta (Kagoshima Line), bus
|Founder=
|Visitor Information=no entrance fees
Mori Hidekane
|Time Required=30 mins
|Year Founded=
|Website=http://www.kurume-hotomeki.jp/en/event/?mode=detail&id=402036000001
1587
|City=Kurume
|Castle Type=
|Prefecture=Fukuoka Prefecture
Hilltop
|Notes=Only the Honmaru stone walls remain. The Inui Gate was moved to the nearby Nichirinji temple and can still be seen today.
|Castle Condition=
|History=A powerful family originally built a fortified residence on this site called Shinohara Castle. After Hideyoshi pacified Kyushu, Mori Motonari's son Hidekane built Kurume Castle. After the Battle of Sekigahara, Hidekane, who was on the Western side of the battle was transferred to a different position and Tanaka Yoshimasa became lord of Kurume Castle. In 1621, Arima Toyouji became the new lord of Kurume Castle. Arima renovated the castle into a modern Edo Period castle. A main keep was never built at Kurume Castle but it did boast seven yagura towers in the Honmaru. Kurume Castle remained in the hands of the Arima until it was dismantled in the Meiji Period.
Ruins only
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
|Designations=
|GPSLocation=33.32843, 130.50777
Prefectural Historic Site
|rating_average=1.0
|Historical Period=
|castleElev=19
Edo Period
|ekiLatLng=33.319909,130.501425
|Main Keep Structure=
|ekiElev=10
 
|elevChange=9
|Year Reconstructed=
|kamon=arima.jpg
 
|kamonFam=Arima
|Artifacts=
|adminRating=1
 
|oldID=264
 
|Features=
stone walls
|Access=
 
Kurume Sta (Kagoshima Line), bus  
 
|Visitor Information=
 
no entrance fees  
 
|Time Required=
30 mins
|City=
Kurume, Fukuoka Pref.
|Prefecture=
Fukuoka Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
Only the Honmaru stone walls remain. The Inui Gate was moved to the nearby Nichirinji temple and can still be seen today.
 
 
|History=
 
 
A powerful family originally built a fortified residence on this site called Shinohara Castle. After Hideyoshi pacified Kyushu, Mori Motonari's son Hidekane built Kurume Castle. After the Battle of Sekigahara, Hidekane, who was on the Western side of the battle was transferred to a different position and Tanaka Yoshimasa became lord of Kurume Castle. In 1621, Arima Toyouji became the new lord of Kurume Castle. Arima renovated the castle into a modern Edo Period castle. A main keep was never built at Kurume Castle but it did boast seven yagura towers in the Honmaru. Kurume Castle remained in the hands of the Arima until it was dismantled in the Meiji Period.
 
 
|Visits=
 
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
|Year Visited=
Viewer Contributed
|Website=
 
 
http://www.kurume-hotomeki.jp/en/event/?mode=detail&id=402036000001
 
 
|rating_average=
1.0
|castleElev=
19
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33.319909,130.501425
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10
|elevChange=
9
|kamon=
arima.jpg
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Arima
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1
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264
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33.328425,130.507772
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Revision as of 12:27, 12 September 2017

Only the Honmaru stone walls remain. The Inui Gate was moved to the nearby Nichirinji temple and can still be seen today.

KurumejouART (11).jpg

History

A powerful family originally built a fortified residence on this site called Shinohara Castle. After Hideyoshi pacified Kyushu, Mori Motonari's son Hidekane built Kurume Castle. After the Battle of Sekigahara, Hidekane, who was on the Western side of the battle was transferred to a different position and Tanaka Yoshimasa became lord of Kurume Castle. In 1621, Arima Toyouji became the new lord of Kurume Castle. Arima renovated the castle into a modern Edo Period castle. A main keep was never built at Kurume Castle but it did boast seven yagura towers in the Honmaru. Kurume Castle remained in the hands of the Arima until it was dismantled in the Meiji Period.


Field Notes

Only the Honmaru stone walls remain. The Inui Gate was moved to the nearby Nichirinji temple and can still be seen today.


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Gallery
  • Kurume3.jpg
  • Stone walls
  • Honmaru bailey
  • Map
  • Photos from here by ART
  • Ishigaki and Mizubori
  • Yaguradai (turret platform)
  • Terracing with ishigaki; ishidoi to left
  • Mizubori (watermoat)
  • Site of second bailey
  • Site of third bailey
  • KurumejouART (47).jpg
  • KurumejouART (3).jpg
  • KurumejouART (44).jpg
  • ishidoi
  • KurumejouART (1).jpg
  • KurumejouART (34).jpg
  • KurumejouART (23).jpg
  • Relocated Inuimon gate at Nichirinji
  • Relocated Inuimon gate at Nichirinji


Castle Profile
English Name Kurume Castle
Japanese Name 久留米城
Alternate Names Sasayama-jo
Founder Mori Hidekane
Year Founded 1587
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Designations Next 100 Castles, Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Features water moats, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Kurume Sta (Kagoshima Line), bus
Hours no entrance fees
Time Required 30 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture
Coordinates 33.32843, 130.50777
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Admin
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