also known as Kame-jiro was a castle structure in Ebino, Miyazaki,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. Iino Castle was built by the Kusakabe clan and was later controlled by the Shimazu clan. Shimazu Yoshihiro became command of the castle and spent 26 years in the castle. He set out for

Battle of Kizaki The Battle of Kizaki (木崎原の戦い) occurred in June 1572 when the forces of Shimazu Yoshihiro defeated the larger army of Itō Yoshisuke. The battle, also known as " The Okehazama of the south". Following their capture of Obi, the Itō str ...

from the castle. In 1590, Yoshihiro moved to

Kurino Castle Kurino may refer to: *Kurino, Kagoshima, a former town in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan *Kurino Station is a railway station on the Hisatsu Line in Yūsui, Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR ...

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. The castle was demolished by Tokugawa shogunate's one country one castle rule in 1615. The castle is now only ruins, with some earthworks and moats. About 50 minutes walk from

Ebino Iino Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ebino is a city located in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. Ebino shares borders with Kagoshima Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture and Kobayashi, Miyazaki Prefecture. As of June 1, 2019, the c ...

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File:Iino Castle.jpg, Dry moat of Sannomaru Compound File:Iino Castle2.jpg, Honmaru of Iino Castle File:Earthen wall of Honmaru Iino Castle.jpg, Eathen wall of Monomi compound

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Castles in Miyazaki Prefecture Former castles in Japan Ruined castles in Japan Shimazu clan 11th-century establishments in Japan {{Castle-stub