Kikuchi Castle Historical Park & Onko Sosei-kan

３ Layer ８ The square castle was built 1350 years ago.

Original Text

　A ３ Layer ８ Square Marichi Castle was built in a hilly area several kilometers north of the city of Kikuchi. Marichi Castle is a mountain castle built by the Yamato administration in the latter half of the seventh century, when the situation in East Asia was tense. It is amazing to have created such a large and highly designed building 1350 years ago. The area including Marichi Castle is a large park, and when I entered the Wenko Soseikan in the park, I was able to learn about Marichi Castle.

Ancient mountain castle built in preparation for the battle against Tang and Silla during the Asuka period 1350 years ago

Original Text

　From the center of Kikuchi City, we stopped by Marichi Castle, a historical park on the way to Kikuka Onsen, where we stayed for that day. Marichi Castle was an octagonal characteristic building on a vast hill. Near the entrance of the park, there was a guidance facility for Marichi Castle called Onko Soseikan. This Marichi Castle was built at the order of Prince Nakaoe during the Asuka period about 1350 years ago. ... to West Japan in preparation for the battle against 'Tang' and 'Silla' in the present China and the Korean Peninsula.

Hexagonal tsuruchi Jo castle

Original Text

A hexagonal building and a building like Shosoin suddenly appear when you climb the hill along the road. I couldn't enter the hexagonal Kikuchi Castle, but I put it in a stilt building.

Octagonal Drum Tower

Original Text

Kikuchi Jo castle is called 'kikuchijo,' and the place is Yamaga City, but it is about 5 km faster from the center of Kikuchi City, and it is about 12 km from the center of Yamaga city. I parked my car in the parking lot and walked around the historical park. Kirichi Jo castle is an ancient Yamashiro castle built on a plateau shaped hill across Yamaga city and Kikuchi City, and the castle site is designated as the historic site 'Kirichi Jo castle site' designated by the country on February 27, 2004. Because it is an ancient mountain castle, it is a castle like a castle tower that many layers of buildings often see ...

Large site of the old castle

Original Text

Marichi Castle is a Korean-style mountain castle built by the Yamato imperial court (government) in the latter half of the century (about １３００ years ago), when the situation in East Asia was tense. ６６３ It is one of the castles built in various parts of western Japan in preparation for the invasion of the Japanese archipelago by the Yamato imperial court (government), which was severely defeated by the Allied forces of Tang and Silla in the battle of Hakusuki in the year. To protect Dazaifu and it It was a support base for supplying weapons and food to Kii Castle, Ono Castle. Like an ancient mountain castle, towers and warehouses are dotted on a large land ...