Hinoe Castle

I didn't prepare for this one. I knew about it, before going to Hara castle. In the bus, going towards Hara castle, I saw a bus stop named Hinoejoririguchi (entrance to Hinoe caslte). Since I still had time after visiting Hara castle and the Arima Christian Heritage museum, I decided to get off the

Field Notes

I didn't prepare for this one. I knew about it, before going to Hara castle. In the bus, going towards Hara castle, I saw a bus stop named Hinoejoririguchi (entrance to Hinoe caslte). Since I still had time after visiting Hara castle and the Arima Christian Heritage museum, I decided to get off the bus for visiting Hinoe castle. The bus driver asked me where I was heading, and pointed me the hill where the castle ruins are. I arrived at the east end of the site and walked up the hill. Everything was very overgrown and at one point, where a part of the trail was washed away, and under tarp, I decided to go back to the bus stop. There aren't a lot of buses stopping at this one, but I managed to get the last one of the day. There are other bus stops nearer to the castle.

When putting this profile together, I discovered that there is a west entrance to the castle. Perhaps is this one better maintained. It's only 1 km from the east entrance.

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Gallery

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  Castle site from afar
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  Hinoejoiriguchi bus stop
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  Explanation board
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  East entrance to the site
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  Trail to the castle
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  Explanation of excavations
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  Remains of stairs
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  overgrown ishigaki
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  going up to the main bailey
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  View towards the south
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  Trail to the top
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  Washed away trail
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  View from the highest point I reached

Castle Profile
English Name	Hinoe Castle
Japanese Name	日野江城
Founder	Fujiwara Tsunezumi
Year Founded	14th Century
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	National Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access	1km from Hinoejoiriguchi (entrance to Hinoe castle) bus stop
Hours	Grounds are open year round
Time Required	1 hour
Location	Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture
Coordinates	32.6597, 130.25295
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2025
Contributor	Furinkazan
Admin Year Visited	Viewer Contributed

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