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.
Minamata CastleHilltop castle (hirayamajiro) · CastleNo photo of this castle yet
A hilltop castle in Minamata, Kumamoto.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Hilltop castle (hirayamajiro)built on a low hill rising from the plainWikipedia (ja)
- Keep (tenshu)
- Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
- Main lords
- Kato Kiyomasa, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Sagara clan, Terazawa Hirotaka, Konishi Yukinaga, Shimazu YoshihiroWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1612Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- WellsWikipedia (ja)
People of this castle
Lord
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
豊臣秀吉
1537–1598
The warlord who carried on Oda Nobunaga's work and unified Japan. In 1583 he began building Osaka Castle on the site of the Osaka Hongan-ji temple.
Lord
Sagara clan
相良氏
Lord
Terazawa Hirotaka
寺沢広高
1563–1633
Lord
Konishi Yukinaga
小西行長
1555–1600
Lord
Shimazu Yoshihiro
島津義弘
1535–1619
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