Miiri-Takamatsu Castle | |
Nativename-A: | Japanese: 三入高松城 |
Location: | Asakita-ku, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
Type: | Mountaintop castle |
Ownership: | Mōri clan |
Controlledby: | Kumagai clan |
Condition: | ruins |
Built: | Muromachi period |
Builder: | Kumagai clan |
Demolished: | 1600 |
Past Commanders: | Kumagai Nobunao, Kumagai Takanao |
is the remains of a castle structure in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is located on a 339-meter mountain. One of the 18 Generals of Mōri, Kumagai Nobunao was commander of the castle.[1]
In the Sengoku period, Kumagai clan moved their main bastion from Isegatsubo Castle to the castle since Isegatsubo Castle was considered unsuitable to withstanding a siege, and used the castle until Mōri clan moved to Suō Province.[2] [3] [4] Its ruins have been protected as a Prefectural Historic Sites as one of the Remains of Kumagai Clan Ruins, combining both Isegatsubo Castle and Kumagai clan's fortified residence Doi-Yashiki.[3]