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Our guide
Kii Castle, or Kii-no-ki, was an ancient Korean-style mountain fortress on Mount Kizan, on the border of the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka, and the town of Kiyama, Saga. Its ruins became a National Historic Site in 1937 and a Special Historic Site in 1954.
Araho Shrine is about 1.3 km away. We have not checked the paths or a public-transport route, so look for local information before you go.
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
- 基山山頂部土塁1 — Wxrx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 基肄城展望台からの基山町南部 — Wxrx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 基肄城 水門 — Wxrx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 基山 山頂 — Wxrx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- とうれぎ土塁2 — Wxrx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- とうれぎ土塁1 — Wxrx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- とうれぎ土塁から基山山頂 — Wxrx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 関谷土塁跡 — Wxrx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 基山山頂部土塁2 — Wxrx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Kii Castle (基肄城, Kii-jō or Kii-no-ki) was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan (朝鮮式山城, Chōsen-shiki yamajiro) straddling Mt. Kizan(ja:基山) where the border between the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka and the town of Kiyama, Saga Prefecture Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1937, and raised to a Special Historic Site since 1954.
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
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