also known as Kame-jiro was a castle structure in

Ebino, Miyazaki is a city located in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 16,397 in 7775 households, and a population density of 58 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Ebino is in far southwestern Mi ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

. Iino Castle was built by the Kusakabe clan and was later controlled by the

Shimazu clan The were the ''daimyō'' of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan. The Shimazu were identified as one of the '' tozama'' or outsider ''daimyō'' familiesAppert, Georges ''et al.'' (1888). in contr ...

Shimazu Yoshihiro was the second son of Shimazu Takahisa and the younger brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa. Traditionally believed to be the 17th head of the Shimazu clan, he was a skilled general during the Sengoku period who greatly contributed to the unificatio ...

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 on the 4th day of the fifth month of Genki 3 (June 14, 1572) when the forces of Shimazu Yoshihiro defeated the larger army of Itō Yoshisuke. The battle, also known as " The Okehazama of Kyushu" ...

from the castle. In 1590, Yoshihiro moved to Kurino Castle in

Aira ''Aira'' is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family, native to western and southern Europe, central and southwest Asia, plus Africa. The common name, shared with the similar related genera '' Deschampsia'' and ''Koeleria'', is hair-gras ...

. 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, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Kitto Line. Lines The station is served by the Kitto Line and is located 46.6 km from the starting point of the line at . Layou ...

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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