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Sagara Yoshiharu

相良義陽

Years: 1544–1581

Builder and lord records come from the Japan Castle Foundation list and Japanese Wikipedia.

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Hitoyoshi Castle ruins seen across the river, March 2018. White-walled turrets and walls stand on the riverside stone walls. The Kuma River to the north and the Mune River to the west served as natural moats.

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Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto

Hitoyoshi Castle

人吉城

A castle held by a single family, the Sagara, from the Kamakura period all the way to the Meiji era.

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Rebuilt / expandedRecord source: wikipedia