Lord
Kato Kiyomasa
加藤清正
1562–1611
A daimyo of Higo (Kumamoto) renowned as a master of stone-wall building. At Nagoya Castle he was in charge of the most important part: the keep's stone base.
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A mountain castle in Yamato, Kumamoto. Built around 1222, according to the sources below.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbWikipedia (ja)
- Keep (tenshu)
- Keep lostthe castle had a keep, but it no longer stands (its stone base may remain)Wikipedia (ja)
- Built
- 1222Wikipedia (ja)
- Main lords
- Kato Kiyomasa, Aso clan, Konishi YukinagaWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1612Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Stone walls, Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), MoatsWikipedia (ja)
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