Akizuki Castle

Japanese: 秋月城 - あきづきじょう

Hirajiro Castle was located in Notori , Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture. It was built on the site of the Akizuki clan's mansion, which was located at the foot of Koshoyama Castle during the Middle Ages and the Warring States period. It was the administrative center of the Akizuki clan, a branch of the Fukuoka clan, and was the residence of the Kuroda clan. It had a straight moat and stone walls, and five double and flat towers were built in a row, but after it was abandoned and sold off during the Meiji period, the site is now home to Suiyo Shrine, dedicated to Kuroda Nagaoki, and features a small stone wall and a restored Nagayamon gate and Kuromon gate. In 1980 ( Showa 55 ), it was designated a prefectural historic site. Take a 20-minute bus bound for Akizuki from Amagi Station on the Amagi Railway, get off at the Local Museum entrance, and it is a 5-minute walk from there. ◇It is also called Akizuki Jinya.

Source: Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles Information

Japanese:

福岡県朝倉市野鳥にあった平城(ひらじろ)。中世・戦国時代、古処山城(こしょさんじょう)の麓(ふもと)にあった秋月氏の館跡を利用して築かれた。福岡藩の支藩秋月藩の藩庁であり、黒田氏が居城していた。一筋に掘られた堀と石垣を築き二重櫓(にじゅうやぐら)や平櫓を5基建て並べていたが、明治期に廃城となり払い下げられた後、現在、跡地には、黒田長興(くろだながおき)を祀った垂裕神社(すいようじんじゃ)が建てられ、小規模な石垣と復元された長屋門、黒門などがある。1980年（昭和55）、県の史跡に指定されている。甘木鉄道甘木駅から秋月行バス20分で郷土館入口下車、徒歩5分。◇秋月陣屋ともいう。

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