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Our guide
Kurume Castle in Kurume, Fukuoka, was built in 1587 by Kobayakawa Hidekane, the ninth son of Mōri Motonari. Today only ruins remain, with some stone walls and a water-filled moat. It was listed among the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.
Kurume Station on the Kagoshima Main Line is about 1.1 km away in a straight line, and Kurume Suitengū about 1.4 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Kurume castle — 上条ジョー · Public domain · source · resized
- Kurume castle ninomon3 — 上条ジョー · Public domain · source · resized
- Kurume castle ninomon2 — 上条ジョー · Public domain · source · resized
- Kurume castle ninomon — 上条ジョー · Public domain · source · resized
- Kurume castle ninomaru — 上条ジョー · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kurume castle kabukigomon2 — 上条ジョー · Public domain · source · resized
- Kurume castle kabukigomon — 上条ジョー · Public domain · source · resized
- Kurume castle ishigai — 上条ジョー · Public domain · source · resized
- Kurume castle honmarugoten — 上条ジョー · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kurume castle higasigomon — 上条ジョー · Public domain · source · resized
What this place is
Kurume Castle (久留米城, Kurume-jō) was a castle structure in Kurume, Japan. Kurume Castle was built by the ninth son of Mōri Motonari, Kobayakawa Hidekane in 1587. Kurume castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and water moat. The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Kurume (Kagoshima Main Line), about 1.1 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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