In 1599, Matsura Shigenobu erected a castle in Hirado Domain, and it still stands today in it's original form.
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. The new construction was completed in 1718, and the castle remained home to the Matsura daimyo until the Meiji bils of 1868. 
