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Kokura Castle in Kokura Kita ward in Kitakyushu was built by the Hosokawa family in 1602. It includes a garden and the North side of the moat is next to the Riverwalk shopping complex (completed in 2003). The castle is about a ten-minute walk from JR Kyushu's Kokura Station.
Kokura Castle from the nearby Japanese garden
The keep or donjon of Kokura Castle
Cherry blossoms (sakura) and the keep of Kokura Castle, March 2002
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