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Our guide
Shibushi Castle was a flatland castle of the Muromachi to early Edo periods in the city of Shibushi, Kagoshima. Its ruins have been a National Historic Site since 2005. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Shibushi Station on the Nichinan Line is about 1.7 km away in a straight line. We have not checked what can be seen on the site today.
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
- 志布志城(内城)跡 — Mont Blank rich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 志布志城(内城)跡 入口 — Mont Blank rich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Shibushi castle — On-neko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Shibushi castle 2 — On-neko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Shibushi Castle (志布志城, Shibushi-jō) was a Muromachi to early Edo period hirajiro-style Japanese castle located in the city of Shibushi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2005.
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Shibushi (Nichinan Line), about 1.7 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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