久留米城（篠山城）
Kurume Castle (Sasayama Castle)
Überblick
Kurume Castle in Fukuoka Prefecture was built in 1601 by Tanaka Yoshimasa after the Battle of Sekigahara, with the Arima clan governing as lords of Kurume domain (210,000 koku) for 13 generations until the Meiji Restoration. Situated on a bluff above the Chikugo River, it commanded the fertile Chikugo plain. The castle town nurtured Kurume-gasuri, one of Japan's three great kasuri cotton fabrics. Kyushu's sword culture combined influences of the Jigen-ryū and Yagyū Shinkage-ryū schools. The Arima clan's sword collection is partially preserved at the Kurume City Museum of Art.
Verbindung zu Schwertern
Kurume Castle's sword culture is shaped by Kyushu's fierce martial heritage, where the Shimazu, Ōtomo, and Ryūzōji clans battled for supremacy. The Arima clan's ancestor, Arima Harunobu, was a Christian daimyō whose international connections gave his sword collection unusual breadth. The most celebrated Kyushu sword tradition is the Hizen-Tadayoshi school of Hizen Province (Saga/Nagasaki), whose clear hamon and refined steel made 'Hizen blades' famous nationwide. The Jigen-ryū school of swordsmanship, with its devastating single-strike philosophy, permeated Kyushu and shaped the region's demand for exceptionally strong, resilient blades. The Kurume City Museum of Art preserves Arima clan swords and armor.
Sehenswürdigkeiten
- Sasayama Shrine (on the honmaru site, with surviving stone walls and moats)
- Dramatic stone walls along the Chikugo River cliffs
- Kurume City Museum of Art (Arima clan swords, armor, and art)
- Kurume-gasuri weaving workshop (one of Japan's three great kasuri fabrics)
- Suitengu Shrine (national head shrine of this deity)
- Kurume tonkotsu ramen (birthplace of this iconic Kyushu cuisine)
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