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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Fukuoka Castle
 
|Japanese Name=福岡城
 
|Romaji Name=fukuoka-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Maizuru-jo, Seki-jo
 
|Founder=Kuroda Nagamasa
Fukuoka Castle
|Year Founded=1601
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Hilltop
福岡城
|Castle Condition=No main keep but other buildings
|Romaji Name=
|Designations=Top 100 Castles, has Important Cultural Properties, National Historic Site
fukuoka-jo
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Alternate Names=
|Artifacts=Minami Maru Tamon Yagura
Maizuru-jo, Seki-jo
|Features=stone walls
|Founder=
|Access=Hakata Sta. (Kagoshima Line)
Kuroda Nagamasa
|Website=http://www.city.fukuoka.jp/contents/7d14c212173a/7d14c212173a66.htm
|Year Founded=
|City=Fukuoka City
1601
|Prefecture=Fukuoka Prefecture
|Castle Type=
|Notes=not personally visited. The above picture is of the extant Minami Tamon Yagura, an Important Cutural Property. The picture was donated by <a href="http://www.kumin.ne.jp/dmogrady/index.html">Japanese Castle Explorer</a>
Hilltop
|History=Kuroda Nagamasa received lands around present day Fukuoka for his service in the Battle of Sekigahara. Nagamasa came to Fukuoka in 1601 and began building Fukuoka Castle. In its time, Fukuoka Castle was the largest castle in Kyushu and boasted 47 yagura. Even though there is a foundation for a main keep, there is no evidence that a main keep was ever built. Noguchi Kazushige, who also assisted with Osaka and Edo Castles, built the stone walls of the castle. It is said Kato Kiyomasa was so impressed with the scale and workmanship, he nicknamed it the Stone Castle (Seki-jo). <p>The Kuroda family ruled for 12 generations and over 270 years. In 1871, the castle was decommissioned and most of the buildings were disassembled or moved. </p>
|Castle Condition=
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
No main keep but other buildings
|AddedJcastle=2006
|Designations=
|GPSLocation=33.58439, 130.38311
 
|rating_average=2.76
National Historic Site, Top 100 Castles, has Important Cultural Properties
|castleElev=17
 
|ekiLatLng=33.589957,130.379615
|Historical Period=
|ekiElev=6
Edo Period
|elevChange=11
|Main Keep Structure=
|kamon=kuroda.jpg
 
|kamonFam=Kuroda
|Year Reconstructed=
|adminRating=3
 
|oldID=78
|Artifacts=
 
Minami Maru Tamon Yagura  
 
|Features=
stone walls
|Access=
 
Hakata Sta. (Kagoshima Line)  
 
|Visitor Information=
 
 
|Time Required=
 
|City=
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Pref.
|Prefecture=
Fukuoka Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
not personally visited. The above picture is of the extant Minami Tamon Yagura, an Important Cutural Property. The picture was donated by <a href="http://www.kumin.ne.jp/dmogrady/index.html">Japanese Castle Explorer</a>
 
 
|History=
 
 
Kuroda Nagamasa received lands around present day Fukuoka for his service in the Battle of Sekigahara. Nagamasa came to Fukuoka in 1601 and began building Fukuoka Castle. In its time, Fukuoka Castle was the largest castle in Kyushu and boasted 47 yagura. Even though there is a foundation for a main keep, there is no evidence that a main keep was ever built. Noguchi Kazushige, who also assisted with Osaka and Edo Castles, built the stone walls of the castle. It is said Kato Kiyomasa was so impressed with the scale and workmanship, he nicknamed it the Stone Castle (Seki-jo). <p>The Kuroda family ruled for 12 generations and over 270 years. In 1871, the castle was decommissioned and most of the buildings were disassembled or moved. </p>
 
 
|Visits=
 
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
|Year Visited=
Viewer Contributed
|Website=
 
 
http://www.city.fukuoka.jp/contents/7d14c212173a/7d14c212173a66.htm
 
 
|rating_average=
2.76
|castleElev=
17
|ekiLatLng=
33.589957,130.379615
|ekiElev=
6
|elevChange=
11
|kamon=
kuroda.jpg
|kamonFam=
Kuroda
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3
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78
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Revision as of 12:42, 1 October 2017

not personally visited. The above picture is of the extant Minami Tamon Yagura, an Important Cutural Property. The picture was donated by <a href="http://www.kumin.ne.jp/dmogrady/index.html">Japanese Castle Explorer</a>

Fukuoka8.jpg

History
Kuroda Nagamasa received lands around present day Fukuoka for his service in the Battle of Sekigahara. Nagamasa came to Fukuoka in 1601 and began building Fukuoka Castle. In its time, Fukuoka Castle was the largest castle in Kyushu and boasted 47 yagura. Even though there is a foundation for a main keep, there is no evidence that a main keep was ever built. Noguchi Kazushige, who also assisted with Osaka and Edo Castles, built the stone walls of the castle. It is said Kato Kiyomasa was so impressed with the scale and workmanship, he nicknamed it the Stone Castle (Seki-jo).

The Kuroda family ruled for 12 generations and over 270 years. In 1871, the castle was decommissioned and most of the buildings were disassembled or moved.


Field Notes

not personally visited. The above picture is of the extant Minami Tamon Yagura, an Important Cutural Property. The picture was donated by <a href="http://www.kumin.ne.jp/dmogrady/index.html">Japanese Castle Explorer</a>




Gallery
  • Minami tamon yagura
  • Fukuoka11.jpg
  • Omotemon Gate
  • Kinen Yagura
  • shimonohashi otemon gate
  • shimonohashi otemon gate
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • stone walls
  • Fukuoka Castle map
  • Najimamon, relocated from Najima Castle in 1961


Castle Profile
English Name Fukuoka Castle
Japanese Name 福岡城
Alternate Names Maizuru-jo, Seki-jo
Founder Kuroda Nagamasa
Year Founded 1601
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition No main keep but other buildings
Designations Top 100 Castles, has Important Cultural Properties, National Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Artifacts Minami Maru Tamon Yagura
Features stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Hakata Sta. (Kagoshima Line)
Hours
Time Required
URL Castle Website
Location Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Coordinates 33.58439, 130.38311
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2006
Admin Year Visited Viewer Contributed


3.00
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