Kurume Castle | |
Nativename-A: | Japanese: 久留米城 |
Location: | Kumano, Mie, Japan |
Type: | Hirajirostyle castle |
Condition: | ruins |
Built: | 1504-21 / 1587 |
Builder: | Kobayakawa Hidekane |
Materials: | Stone walls |
Demolished: | 1871 |
Past Commanders: | Kobayakawa Hidekane |
was a castle structure in Kurume, Japan.[1] Kurume Castle was built by the ninth son of Mōri Motonari, Kobayakawa Hidekane in 1587.[2]
Kurume castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and water moat.[3] The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.[4]