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Tachibana Castle (立花城 Tachibana-jō) was a Japanese castle in Chikuzen Province in the north of Kyūshū; it is located at the peak of Tachibana Mountain extending in part into the Higashi-ku in Fukuoka. The castle is also known as Rikka-jō Tachibanayama-jō or Rikkasan-jō (立花山城 Tachibana mountain castle).The castle was originally built in 1330 by Ōtomo Sadatoshi Constable (shugo) of Bungo province as a show of support to the Tachibana clan.