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Our guide
Sadowara Castle, in the Sadowara area of the city of Miyazaki, was also called Tsurumatsu Castle and later Shōkaku Castle. In the Sengoku period it was a stronghold of the Itō clan and then came under the Shimazu, with Shimazu Toyohisa in command. In the Edo period it was the seat of the Sadowara Domain, which ruled part of Hyūga Province from 1603 to 1871. The site has been a National Historic Site since 2004.
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Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
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- Sadowara Castle 2010 — ja:User:Sanjo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Sadowara Castle (佐土原城, Sadowara-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the Sadowara neighborhood of the city of Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, Japan. It is also called Tsurumatsu Castle (鶴松城, Tsurumatsu-jō), and later Shōkaku Castle (松鶴城, Shōkaku-jō). During the Sengoku period, it was the stronghold of the Itō clan and later was controlled by the Shimazu clan. Shimazu Toyohisa was command of the castle. During the Edo period, the castle was headquarters of Sadowara Domain, which ruled portions of Hyūga Province (modern-day Miyazaki) from 1603 to 1871. The castle site has been a National Historic Site since 2004.
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
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