In 1599, Matsura Shigenobu erected a castle in Hirado Domain, but burned it down 14 years later as a gesture of loyalty towards Shgun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
After Toyotomi Hideyoshi's successful conquest of Kyushu, local warlord Matsura Shigenobu was granted Hirado County and the Iki Island to be his domain. In 1599, Matsura Shigenobu erected a castle called Hinotake-jo on the site of the present-day Hirado Castle. However, he burned the castle down himself in 1613, as a gesture of loyalty towards Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, having served in the losing Toyotomi side during the Battle of Sekigahara. 
