Nagamasa Kuroda, fuedal lord of Chikuzen, spent 7 years building the castle. It was never completed although it grew to having over 40 turrets of various sizes. Currently only the Otemon gate, Tamon Turret and a few areas of wall and moat remain. If you are going to visit other castles in Japan this will be a disappointment, but it is a pleasant place to stroll and play and the walls are certainly impressive.
A viewing platform on what remains of the castle ramparts provides excellent views over the city. Part of the castle walls are floodlit.
On a spring evening, with the cherry blossom around the turret and along the moat bathed in moonlight all the romance of Japan one has dreamed of since childhood flows intoxicatingly into the veins...
• The Ote-mon gate
See the page for Maizuru park for more information and pictures.
Get out at Akasaka subway station and leave by exit 1. Turn left and walk along the old moat. When you start to see the castle wall, turn left again into the castle grounds. Alternatively you can wlak back from Ohori Koen.
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Fukuoka Castle Ruins Castles/Towns | Towers/Views | Japan Experience Ruins of never completed castle. Maizuru, Chuo ku.
(07 Aug '00)
Hirao Mountain Villa Culture/History | City Parks | Japan Experience Small traditional house set in tiny woodland park near city train station. Hirao, Chuo ku.
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Hisayama no yu (Hisayama Onsen) Hot Springs | Short Trips | Japan Experience Spacious natural hot spring with numerous indoor and outdoor pools.
(10 Nov '03)
Ohori Japanese Garden Gardens | Japan Experience Traditional Japanese Garden Ohorikoen, Chuo ku.
(29 May '01)
Rakusuien Gardens | Japan Experience Traditional Japanese Garden offering tea ceremony. Sumiyoshi, Hakata ku.
(04 Jun '01)
Seiryu Onsen Hot Springs | Japan Experience Atmospheric and reasonably priced hot spring in nearby countryside.
(20 Sep '05)
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(10 Nov '03)
Shiyo Yu (Salt Onsen) Hot Springs | Short Trips | Japan Experience Salt water drawn from Karatsu bay in this onsen with excellent coastal views an hour by train out of Fukuoka.
(10 Nov '03)
So Family Tombs Temples/Shrines | Japan Experience Spectacular series of Tombs
(29 Sep '02)
Yu no Hana Hot Springs | Japan Experience Clean, cheap, accessible onsen fun close to the centre of the city. Nagahama, Chuo ku.
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Yusentei Park and Villa Culture/History | Gardens | Japan Experience Traditional Villa in Japanese garden with pond.
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