Castle & Palace · Kusu
Tsunomure Castle Ruins 角牟礼城跡
Mountain castle on Mt Tsunomure above Kusu with tall 'anoh-zumi' stone walls; never fell to Shimazu.
HoursAlways open
PriceFree
Getting thereJR Bungo-Mori Station, about 10 min by taxi
Time needed1-2 hours
Best timeAutumn
AddressMori, Kusu, Kusu District, Oita 879-4403
About
Built in the 1280s and held through the 1586 Shimazu invasion, Tsunomure Castle tops 577 m Mt Tsunomure over the Kusu basin. Its remarkable stone walls, up to 7 m high and 100 m long, are in the anoh style. Cars can reach the san-no-maru near Mishima Park. Continued 100 Fine Castles; national historic site.
Highlights
- Continued 100 Fine Castles
- 7 m-high anoh stone walls
- Kusu basin views
Tips
- Drive to Mishima Park parking; 30 min climb on stone steps
- Near the Kusu Mori castle town
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