Back Burg Kagoshima German Castillo Kagoshima Spanish Kagoshima gaztelua EU قلعه کاگوشیما FA Château de Kagoshima French 鹿児島城 Japanese 가고시마성 Korean കഗോഷിമ കാസിൽ Malayalam Замок Кагошіма Ukrainian Thành Kagoshima VI
| Kagoshima Castle | |
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鹿児島城 | |
| Kagoshima, Kagoshima Japan | |
 Reconstructed Goromon Gate of Kagoshima Castle | |
  Kagoshima Castle  Kagoshima Castle | |
| Coordinates | 31°35′53.7″N 130°33′15.89″E / 31.598250°N 130.5544139°E |
| Type | flatland-style Japanese castle |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Satsuma clan |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | Archaeological and designated national historical site; castle ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1602-1606 |
| Built by | Shimazu Tadatsune |
| In use | Edo period |
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Kagoshima Castle (鹿児島城, Kagoshima-jō) was an Edo period flatland-style Japanese castle located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2023.[1] Kagoshima Castle was listed as one of Japan's Top 100 Castles by the Japan Castle Foundation in 2006.[2]). It is more popular known in Kagoshima as Tsurumaru Castle (鶴丸城)
- ^ "鹿児島城跡" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Japan Castle Foundation