7-34 Matsuejocho, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Access to Yatsushiro Castle
Approximately 9 minutes by bus or 1 minute walk from JR Yatsushiro Station
HISTORYAbout Yatsushiro Castle
Read biographies related to Yatsushiro Castle
Tadaoki HosokawaHideyoshi's Seven Generals
Even during the Sengoku period, when Japan was full of battles and turbulent times, the flower of culture flourished. They are tea ceremony and renga. Hosokawa Tadaoki was a feudal lord who served the Muromachi Shogunate, Oda, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa while cultivating culture during the Warring States period. Tadaoki was the son of Fujitaka Hosokawa.
History of the Kumamoto clan, whose residence is Yatsushiro Castle
Kumamoto domainRuled by the Kato family and the Hosokawa family.
The Kumamoto Domain, also known as the Higo Domain, was a domain that ruled over the area excluding Kuma and Amakusa counties and part of Bungo Province. The domain office was Kumamoto Castle, which was ruled by the Kato family and the Hosokawa family, whose ancestors were Kiyomasa Kato, who was known as a ``master castle builder.'' The history of the Kumamoto clan
