Japan Castle Atlas

Shimazu Iehisa

島津家久

Years: 1547–1587

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

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The Goromon gate, rebuilt in wood in 2020, photographed in November 2024. About 20 m high and 20 m wide, it returned 147 years after burning in an 1873 fire.

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Kagoshima, Kagoshima

Kagoshima Castle

鹿児島城

The castle where the Shimazu, lords of a vast 770,000-koku domain, chose not to build a keep.

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