Kira Castle

Japanese: 吉良城 - きらじょう

…It is located on the east bank of the Niyodo River, bordering Kochi City to the east and Tosa City to the west, and facing Tosa Bay to the south. On Hirooka, with Kiragamine (249m) to the north and the Hirooka Plain to the south, stood Kira Castle (Hirooka Castle), the castle of the Kira clan, one of the Seven Heroes of Tosa during the Sengoku period. It is said that the Kira clan welcomed Minamimura Baien from Suo-Yamaguchi to listen to his lectures, and the area is said to be the birthplace of Nangaku (Hainan Neo-Confucianism). …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…仁淀川河口東岸に位置し，東は高知市，西は土佐市に接し，南は土佐湾に面する。北に吉良ヶ峰（きらがみね）(249m)を負い，南に弘岡平野が開ける弘岡上に，戦国期土佐七雄の一人に数えられた吉良氏の居城吉良城(弘岡城)があった。吉良氏は周防山口から南村梅軒を迎えてその講学を聴いたといい，南学(海南朱子学)発祥の地と伝えられる。…

※「吉良城」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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