Fukutake Castle (Chikuzen)

History

Fukutakejō was the main base of the Akizuki Clan during the Sengoku period. In the early Edo period Fukutakejō was demolished in accordance with the bakufu's one castle per domain edict. In the Edo period, with the move to the plain and the expansion of Akizuki Castle town, a belltower-turret was erected here to keep the time for the townspeople. Now it is the site of a shrine.

Visit Notes

I ascended the mount from the backyard of the Tashiro-bukeyashiki and came down by the shrine's causeway.

Gallery

Stairway to clocktower site and shrine
Stairway to castle site

Castle Profile
English Name	Fukutake Castle (Chikuzen)
Japanese Name	筑前福嶽城
Founder	福武美濃守
Year Founded	Sengoku Period
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Artifacts	Baileys
Features
Visitor Information
Access	Amagi Station on the Amagin Line; Bus to Akizuki
Visitor Information	24/7 free
Time Required	30 minutes
Location	Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture
Coordinates	33° 27' 58.97" N, 130° 41' 25.66" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2020
Contributor	ART
Admin Year Visited	Viewer Contributed

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