Kokubu Castle

Castle in Kagoshima, Japan
31°44′26.200″N 130°46′25.100″E / 31.74061111°N 130.77363889°E / 31.74061111; 130.77363889TypeHirajiro-style castleSite informationOwnerShimazu clanConditionruinsSite historyBuilt1604Built byShimazu YoshihiroGarrison informationPast
commandersShimazu Yoshihiro, Shimazu KamejuMap

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]

Akamon gate of Kokubu Castle

References

  1. ^ "文化財 5.朱門" (in Japanese). Kirishima city official. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Kokubu Castle (Maizuru Castle)" (in Japanese). Kagoshima Prefecture. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ "島津義久" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ "国分城" (in Japanese). かごぶら. Retrieved 19 October 2021.