Kitsuki Castle Town

...Tourist attractions include the well-preserved old castle town, Nada Beach, and Sumiyoshi Beach.
[Kitsuki Castle Town]
It was originally written as "Kitsuki," but in 1712 (Shotoku 2) the shogunate issued a red seal document stating it was "Kitsuki Territory, Bungo Province," and this was changed. In the Middle Ages, it was the castle of the Kitsuki clan, a branch of the Otomo clan, but in 1593 (Bunroku 2) the clan was destroyed, and in 1600 (Keicho 5) it became the territory of Hosokawa Tadaoki, with Matsui Yasuyuki and Ariyoshi Tateyuki as castle lords.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kitsuki Castle Town" is listed below.

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…観光地としては，よく保存されてきた旧城下町の町並み，奈多海岸，住吉浜などがある。【勝目 忍】
［杵築城下］
　はじめ〈木付〉と書かれたが，1712年(正徳2)幕府の朱印状に〈豊後国杵築領〉とされたことにより改められた。中世には大友氏の一族木付氏の居城であったが，1593年(文禄2)同氏が滅亡して，1600年(慶長5)細川忠興領となり，松井康之，有吉立行が城代となる。…

※「杵築城下」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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