Kii Castle

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Kii Castle was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan straddling Mt. Kizan where the border between the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka and the town of Kiyama, Saga Prefecture Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1937, and raised to a Special Historic Site since 1954.

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Korean-style fortress in Japan, Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles, 

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    rebellion against the Yamato court that took place in Tsukushi Province, Japan
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    1019 invasion of northern Kyūshū by Jurchen pirates
  • Battle of Bun'ei
    1274 battle
  • Battle of Kōan
    also known as the Second Battle of Hakata Bay, during the second Mongol invasion of Japan
  • Battle of Tatarahama
    1336 one of many battles part of the Nanboku-chō Wars
  • Battle of Chikugo River
    1359 battle
  • Battle of Tadenawate
    1530 battle
  • Battle of Yasumimatsu
    1567 battle
  • Battle of Tatarahama
    1569 one of the struggles between the Ōtomo and Mōri samurai clans during Japan's Sengoku period
  • Siege of Tachibana
    1569 siege
  • Battle of Imayama
    1570 battle
  • Siege of Iwaya Castle
    1586 Shimazu siege
  • Siege of Tachibanayama Castle
    1586 siege
  • Siege of Akizuki
    1587 siege
  • Saga Rebellion
    1874 anti-Meiji uprising in Japan
  • Akizuki Rebellion
  • Bombing of Fukuoka
    1945 aerial bombing of a city
  • Bombing of Saga during World War II
    1945 aerial bombing of a city
  • Chikushi Station Train Air Raid Incident
    1945 airstrike
  • Bombing of Kurume during World War II
    1945 aerial bombing of a city
  • Bombing of Tosu during World War II
    1945 aerial bombing of a city
  • Kōrasan Kōgoishi
    castle ruins in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
  • Kii Castle
    castle ruins in Saga Precfecture, Japan
  • Ōno Castle
    ruined castle in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Iwaya Castle
  • Najima Castle
    building in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Sano Tsunetami and the Mietsu Naval Dock History Museum
    museum in Saga, Japan
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    Japanese aviation museum in Asakura, Fukuoka
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    eventarmed conflict528Iwai Rebellionrebellion, Tsukushi no Iwai, Mononobe no ArakabiWikidata
    eventarmed conflict740Fujiwara no Hirotsugu Rebellionrebellion, Ōno no Azumabito, Fujiwara no HirotsuguWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1019Toi invasioninvasionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1274Battle of Bun'eibattle, Mongol Empire, Goryeo, Kamakura shogunateWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1281Battle of KōanYuan dynasty, battle, Mongol Empire, Goryeo, Kamakura shogunateWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1336Battle of TatarahamaAshikaga Takauji, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1359Battle of Chikugo Riverbattle, Kikuchi TakemitsuWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1530Battle of TadenawatebattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1567Battle of Yasumimatsubattle, Akizuki Tanezane, Tachibana DōsetsuWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1569Battle of TatarahamaKobayakawa Takakage, Tachibana Dōsetsu, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1569Siege of TachibanasiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1570Battle of Imayamabattle, Nabeshima Naoshige, Ōtomo ChikasadaWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1586Siege of Iwaya CastleTakahashi Shigetane, Shimazu Tadatake, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1586Siege of Tachibanayama Castlesiege, Shimazu Tadatake, Tachibana MuneshigeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1587Siege of AkizukisiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1874Saga RebellionShima Yoshitake, Etō Shinpei, shizoku rebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1876Akizuki RebellionrebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1945Bombing of Fukuokaaerial bombing of a cityWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1945Bombing of Saga during World War IIaerial bombing of a cityWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1945Chikushi Station Train Air Raid IncidentairstrikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1945Bombing of Kurume during World War IIaerial bombing of a cityWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1945Bombing of Tosu during World War IIaerial bombing of a cityWikidata
    linkpageNational Cultural Property page@Wikidata
    linkpageJapanese Database of National Cultural Properties page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    organisationfactory1947Fukuoka Shipbuildingshipyard, shipbuilding, businessWikidata
    sitecastleKōrasan KōgoishikōgoishiWikidata
    sitecastle665Kii CastleKorean-style fortress in JapanWikidata
    sitecastle665Ōno CastleKorean-style fortress in JapanWikidata
    sitecastle1600Iwaya Castlehill castle, Japanese castleWikidata
    sitecastle1600Najima Castleumijiro, Japanese castleWikidata
    sitemuseumSano Tsunetami and the Mietsu Naval Dock History Museumhistory museum, naval museum, biographical museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1986Genkō Historical Museumhistory museum, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseum2009Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museumpeace museum, aviation museum, military museumWikidata
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