page_title: Kokura Castle
hierarchical_section_title: Kokura Castle
caption_attribution_description: English: Kokura_Castle　in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. 日本語: 小倉城。所在地は福岡県北九州市。 Camera: Sony ILCE-6000Lens: Sony SEL1670Z (Carl Zeiss)
context_page_description: Kokura Castle in Kitakyushu, Japan was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki in 1602. It was the property of the Ogasawara clan between 1632 and 1860.
  The castle burnt down from a fire in 1837, with parts of it rebuilt in 1839. The castle burnt down again in 1866 during the war between the Kokura and Chōshū clans.
  Mori Ōgai was based at the castle at the turn of the 20th century, when it was a military base.
  The keep was reconstructed in 1959, and the castle was fully restored in 1990. Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum and castle garden were opened in 1998. The old Japanese-style pre-Brunton lighthouse from Shirasu is in the castle grounds.
context_section_description: Kokura Castle (小倉城, Kokura-jō) in Kitakyushu, Japan was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki in 1602. It was the property of the Ogasawara clan (from Harima) between 1632 and 1860. 
  The castle burnt down from a fire in 1837, with parts of it rebuilt in 1839.  The castle burnt down again in 1866 during the war between the Kokura and Chōshū clans.
  Mori Ōgai was based at the castle at the turn of the 20th century, when it was a military base.
  The keep was reconstructed in 1959, and the castle was fully restored in 1990. Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum and castle garden were opened in 1998. The old Japanese-style pre-Brunton lighthouse from Shirasu is in the castle grounds.
caption: The keep
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