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鹿児島城(別名、鶴丸城)は1601年（慶長6年)に、島津家久によって築かれた薩摩藩の本拠地だったお城です。
現地の案内板によると、鹿児島城は北側に本丸、その南側に二の丸を配しています。
しかし、その規模は小さく、石高77万石の薩摩藩のお城とは思えない程です。
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Kagoshima Castle, located in Kagoshima, was built in 1601 by SHIMAZU Iehisa (1576-1638), as soon as after TOKUGAWA Ieyasu (1543-1616) won at the battle of Sekigahara and became the ruler of the entire Japan.
Kagoshima Castle was the government office and the private residence of the feudal lords of the Satsuma Domain, during the Edo Age (1603-1868) .
The Satsuma Domain was the second largest domain in Japan.
The Shimazu Clan was terrifying neighbor feudal lords for their strong army, their boldness and braves.
The ruins of Kagoshima Castle is located at the foot of Mt. Shiroyama.
The moat is located to the south-east side and the north-east side of the castle.
The below picture shows the moat to the south-east side of the castle.
At the main bailey, located to the north side, the "Goromon" Gate was located.
The "Goromon" Gate was the main gate of Kagoshima Castle and originally built in 1601.
The original gate was destroyed by fire in 1873.
In 2020, the gate was rebuilt, as it was in the Edo Age (1603-1868) .
The historical museum, named "Reimeikan", is located at the site of the main bailey.
The statue of "Tenshoin Atsuhime" (1836-1883) is located in the main bailey.
"Tenshoin Atsuhime" was an adopted daughter of SHIMAZU Nariakira (1809-1858), who was the eleventh feudal lord of the Satsuma Domain.
Later, she became the legal wife of TOKUGAWA Iesada (1824-1858), the thirteenth Shogunate in the Edo Age.
An old picture of Kagoshima Castle displayed at the castle shows the "Onsumi" Turret in the white circle and the "Goromon" Gate.
Tha Satsuma Domain was very huge and one of the major domains during the Edo Age, but the Kagoshima Castle was very compact. Only the main and the second baileys were located at the castle.
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