| Kururi Castle 久留里 | |
|---|---|
| Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan | |
 Reconstructed Main Keep of Kururi Castle | |
  Kururi Castle 久留里  Kururi Castle 久留里 | |
| Coordinates | 35°17′15.27″N 140°05′24.1″E / 35.2875750°N 140.090028°E |
| Type | hilltop-style Japanese castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | reconstructed 1979 |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1456 |
| Built by | Satomi Yoshiyori, Kuroda Naozumi |
| In use | Edo period |
| Demolished | 1872 |
Kururi Castle (久留里城, Kururi-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Kimitsu, southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kururi Castle was home to a branch of the Kuroda clan, daimyō of Kururi Domain. The castle was also known as Rain Castle (雨城, U-jō), after a legend that it rained twenty-one times during its construction, or, on average, once every three days.[1] It is located on a 227 meter hill.[2]
- ^ Kururi Castle Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "日本の城がわかる事典「久留里城」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 20 October 2021.