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Collected by the Inagaki family, the Toba Daimyō from the mid-Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, as materials for military studies. There are about 350 illustrations, but there is no uniformity because only illustrations of castles, illustrations including castle towns, and old battlefield illustrations are mixed.
Another typical example of castle picture in the Edo period exists, "The Shōhō Shiroezu", picture of the castle and castle town that the Edo Shogunate ordered the daimyō to create and submit,aggregating military information such as the buildings inside the castle, the height of the stone wall, the width of the moat and the water depth, etc., it also details the location and shape of the castle town and the mountain river.
Profile : Fukuoka Castle Ruins
| Location | Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Also known as | Maiduru Castle (named from the shape of castle looked like a crane spreading its wings and flying) |
| Type of castle | Hilltop |
| Mountain's name | ー |
| Elevation | ー |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Designation | National Important Cultural Properties National Historic Sites Fukuoka Prefecture/City Cultural Properties |
| Year built | 1601 |
| Abolished | 1871 |
| Castle lord | Kuroda Nagamasa |
| Refurbishment lord | Kuroda Nagahiro |
Fukuoka Castle admission
admission fee : 500yen (More than high school students)
admission time ＆ closing period : reference official site (japanese)
Fukuoka Castle Google Map
Fukuoka Castle Images
designated as National Important Cultural Properties in 1971
The gate that was the final defense line from Honmaru to main keep
If the enemy has invaded so far, the last place to commit suicide as a warrior.
A park centered on the Honmaru ruins of Fukuoka Castle. About 500 cherry trees are planted in the castle ruins, and a large number of tourists visit every spring.