{"id":167704,"date":"2024-12-11T17:39:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T08:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=167704&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-12-11T18:39:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T09:39:47","slug":"historic-letter-hints-fukuoka-castle-keeps-existence","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/historic-letter-hints-fukuoka-castle-keeps-existence\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Letter Hints at Fukuoka Castle Keep&#8217;s Existence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A newly discovered letter suggests that the Fukuoka Castle keep may have existed. The letter, dated between 1640-1650, was sent by a retainer of the Kuroda clan to another and describes using stones from Najima Castle to build the keep. While the document is the first of its kind to mention a keep explicitly, scholars caution that similar terms may have referred to smaller structures like turrets. Mayor Soichiro Takashima expressed excitement, highlighting the historical intrigue the letter brings. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp\/shisei\/mayor\/interviews\/documents\/kaiken2_fukuokajounotensyunikansurusinsiryou241210.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fn_fukuoka-castle-sakura-festival_2024_cl-001.jpeg?resize=1000%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Light Up in Fukuoka Castle, \u798f\u5ca1\u57ce\u5929\u5b88\u95a3\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fn_fukuoka-castle-sakura-festival_2024_cl-001.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fn_fukuoka-castle-sakura-festival_2024_cl-001.jpeg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/fn_fukuoka-castle-sakura-festival_2024_cl-001.jpeg?resize=768%2C538&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A newly discovered letter suggests that the Fukuoka Castle keep may have existed. The letter, dated between 1640-1650&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":160987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-167704","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-chuo-ku","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/167704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}