Kameyama Castle (Kyoto) Explained

Kameyama Castle
Nativename-A:Japanese: 亀山城
Location:Kameoka, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Type:Hira style castle
Controlledby:Akechi clan/Oda clan
Condition:ruins
Built:1578
Builder:Akechi Mitsuhide
Materials:Stone walls
Demolished:1877
Past Commanders:Akechi clan, Toyotomi Hidekatsu, Kobayakawa Hideaki, Maeda Geni
Map Type:Japan Kyoto Prefecture#Japan
Map Relief:1

is a castle located in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It guarded the northwest passage into Kyoto for nearly three hundred years.

The castle was built by Oda Nobunaga's vassal Akechi Mitsuhide because he needed a front base to conquer Tanba region.[1] [2] He set out for Honnō-ji (Honnō-ji Incident) from the castle in 1582.[3] After the Meiji period revolution, all the remaining structures of the castle were removed or destroyed.[1]

In 2019, Akechi Mistuhide`s statue was built in the castle.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 第8回 光秀の丹波経略の拠点亀山城 . 城びと. Japanese. 25 July 2019.
  2. Web site: 明智光秀~1人でも多くの人に知ってもらいたい . 亀岡市観光協会公式. Japanese. 25 July 2019.
  3. Web site: 明智光秀 亀山城 . 攻城団. Japanese. 25 July 2019.
  4. Web site: 明智光秀の功績しのび、銅像の除幕式 京都・亀岡でまつり . 京都新聞. Japanese. 25 July 2019.