Overview
Satsuma defended itself with scattered samurai villages rather than a keep; its walls still carry bullet scars from 1877.
About this place
Kagoshima Castle (鹿児島城, Kagoshima-jō) was an Edo period flatland-style Japanese castle located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2023. Kagoshima Castle was listed as one of Japan's Top 100 Castles by the Japan Castle Foundation in 2006.). It is more popular known in Kagoshima as Tsurumaru Castle (鶴丸城)
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1601 Highlights / collection：Castle without a keep, Stone walls with bullet scars from the Satsuma Rebellion Genre：Architecture
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