Kokubu Castle
Castle in Kagoshima, Japan
31°44′26.200″N 130°46′25.100″E / 31.74061111°N 130.77363889°E / 31.74061111; 130.77363889commanders
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Kokubu Castle (国分城, Kokubu-jō) also called Maizuru Castle is the remains of a castle structure in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The site is called a Kokubu castle, but it is a fortified residence rather than a castle.[1]
In 1604, Shimazu Yoshihiro built the castle and moved from Tomiguma Castle.[2] Shimazu Yoshihisa lived a retired life in the castle, he died January 21 in 1611[3][2]
Currently Kokubu elementary school is on site, but stone walls, moats and gates still remain.[4]