Shimazu Yoshihisa
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Shimazu Yoshihisa was a powerful daimyō and the 16th Chief of Shimazu clan of Satsuma Province, the eldest son of Shimazu Takahisa. He was renowned as a great general, who managed to subjugate Kyushu
Shimazu Yoshihisa
Water moat and stone wall of Kokubu Castle
Tomb of Shimazu Yoshihisa in Tokuji-Temple
Tachibanayama Castle
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Tachibanayama Castle was a Japanese castle in Chikuzen Province, in the north of Kyūshū. It was at the peak of Mount Tachibana, extending in part into the Higashi-ku in Fukuoka. The castle is also kno
Shimazu Yoshihisa
…derided his attempt to intervene, not seeing Hideyoshi as being in a position to invade Kyushu. In 1586, Shimazu Yoshihisa marched to attack Otomo's Tachibana castle, when the commanders of the Shimazu army arrived near Tachibana castle. Tachibana Muneshige led the defense of the castle with his wife, the former…
Stone wall of Tachibana Castle
Tachibana Castle