【Fukuoka】A good place for spring outings: Kokura Castle is a great place to learn and travel

#springplace2024 *All pictures were taken by Zizi herself on Earth, please do not use them. Zizi in Galaxia A good place for an outing in Kyushu - quiet Kokura, tranquil Kokura Castle. 🌟Kokura Castle, located in Kokura, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, is also known as "Katsuyama Castle", "Yuejin Castle", "Carp Castle", etc. Kokura Castle is very popular among tourists because Kokura is the place where the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi once lived. In Japanese history, the "Battle of Ganryu Island" between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro took place in the waters of Kokura. 👍The castle tower of Kokura Castle consists of a 4-story 5-story tower tower and a 1-story small tower tower. It is a connected tower-layer tower tower. The top floor of the castle tower is in Tang-style (also known as Nanban-style), using "outer ring", which are floors and railings installed on the outside of the castle tower walls. In addition to being beautiful, the Tang-style makes the castle tower appear to have fewer floors from the outside. During the Tokugawa shogunate, some daimyo castle towers adopted this style to avoid suspicion. From a practical point of view, the protruding outer edge can protect the lower windows from rain. The current style was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki. 📍Address: 2-1, Jonai, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. 💰Tickets: 350 yen for adults, 200 yen for junior high school students, and 100 yen for elementary school students. Discounted tickets for two or three museums are available. 🕙Opening hours: 9:00-18:00 (April-October), 9:00-17:00 (November-March), open all year round.