Kokura Castle
A reconstructed 17th-century castle with a garden, a local history museum, and the Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum.
Basic information｜Kokura Castle
A reconstructed 17th-century castle with a garden, a local history museum, and the Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum.
Details
- Opening hours
- Mon09:00–20:00Tue09:00–20:00Wed09:00–20:00Thu09:00–20:00Fri09:00–20:00Sat09:00–22:00Sun09:00–20:00
- Business status
- Open
- Official website
- Link
- Phone
- +81 93-561-1210
- Wheelchair accessible
- Yes
Traveler highlights
Kokura Castle’s layout took shape in 1587; Hosokawa Tadaoki later built its Nanban-style keep, and the Murasaki River served as a natural moat. Some stone walls and moats remain, and the keep was rebuilt in 1959. Inside are local-history exhibits and interactive displays, including a castle model and material on the Ganryujima duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro. They show the castle’s place as a Kitakyushu landmark. Nearby are an Edo-style garden and study, and the Seicho Matsumoto Memorial Museum, extending the visit from castle history to local culture and literature.
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