Kagoshima Castle

Kagoshima Castle
鹿児島城
Kagoshima, Kagoshima Japan
Reconstructed Goromon Gate of Kagoshima Castle
Kagoshima Castle Show map of Kagoshima Prefecture Kagoshima Castle Show map of Japan
Coordinates	31°35′53.7″N 130°33′15.89″E / 31.598250°N 130.5544139°E / 31.598250; 130.5544139
Type	flatland-style Japanese castle
Site information
Controlled by	Satsuma clan
Open to the public	yes
Condition	Archaeological and designated national historical site; castle ruins
Site history
Built	1602-1606
Built by	Shimazu Tadatsune
In use	Edo period
National Historic Site of Japan

Kagoshima Castle (鹿児島城, Kagoshima-jō) was an Edo period flatland-style Japanese castle located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2023.^[1] Kagoshima Castle was listed as one of Japan's Top 100 Castles by the Japan Castle Foundation in 2006.^[2]). It is more popular known in Kagoshima as Tsurumaru Castle (鶴丸城)