Kikuchi Castle - Wikipedia

Kikuchi Castle
城
Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Kikuchi castle park
Type	Korean-style fortress
Site information
Condition	ruins
Site history
Built	668-670
Built by	Yamato court

Kikuchi Castle (鞠智城, Kikuchi-jo) was a castle structure in Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan. Kikuchi castle has been designated as being of national significance.^[1] Now Kikuchi castle park is on site.^[2]

Kikuchi castle was built by Yamato court. Following the defeat of Yamato Japan in the 663 battle of Hakusukinoe by an alliance of Tang China and the Korean kingdom of Silla, Emperor Tenji ordered the construction of defenses against a possible invasion.^[3]

The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "鞠智城" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "鞠智城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "：鞠智城" (in Japanese). 熊本県古墳館分館. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

v t e Continued 100 Fine Castles of Japan by region
Hokkaidō	Shinori Date Katsuyama Date
Tōhoku	Namioka Castle Kunohe Castle Shiroishi Castle Wakimoto Castle Akita Castle Tsurugaoka Castle Yonezawa Castle Miharu Castle Mukaihaguroyama Castle
Kantō	Kasama Castle Tsuchiura Castle Karasawa Castle Nagurumi Castle Numata Castle Iwabitsu Castle Oshi Castle Sugiyama Castle Sugaya Yakata Moto Sakura Castle Ōtaki Castle Takiyama Castle Odaiba Kozukue Castle Ishigakiyama Ichiya Castle
Kōshin'etsu	Shinpu Castle Yōgaiyama Castle Tatsuoka Castle Takashima Castle Murakami Castle Takada Castle Samegao Castle
Hokuriku	Toyama Castle Masuyama Castle Torigoe Castle Fukui Castle Ōno Castle Kuniyoshi Castle Genbao Castle
Tōkai	Gujō Hachiman Castle Naegi Castle Kaneyama Castle Ōgaki Castle Kōkokuji Castle Suwahara Castle Takatenjin Castle Hamamatsu Castle Komakiyama Castle Furumiya Castle Yoshida Castle Tsu Castle Tage Kitabatakeshi Jōkan Tamaru Castle Akagi Castle
Kansai	Kamaha Castle Hachimanyama Castle Fukuchiyama Castle Akutagawayama Castle Iimoriyama Castle Kishiwada Castle Arikoyama Castle / Izushi Castle Kuroi Castle Sumoto Castle Kōriyama Castle Uda Matsuyama Castle Shingū Castle
Chūgoku	Wakasa Oniga Castle Yonago Castle Hamada Castle Takamatsu Castle Mihara Castle Niitakayama Castle Kōnomine Castle / Ōuchi-shi Yakata
Shikoku	Shōzui Castle Ichinomiya Castle Hiketa Castle Noshima Castle Kagomori Castle Okō Castle
Kyūshū	Kokura Castle Mizuki Castle Kurume Castle Kii Castle Karatsu Castle Kaneda Castle Ishida Castle Hara Castle Kikuchi Castle Yatsushiro Castle Nakatsu Castle Tsunomure Castle Usuki Castle Saiki Castle Nobeoka Castle Sadowara Castle Shibushi Castle Chiran Castle
Okinawa	Zakimi Castle Katsuren Castle

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