Uda Matsuyama Castle | |
Nativename-A: | Japanese: 宇陀松山城 |
Location: | Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan |
Type: | Mountaintop style castle |
Ownership: | Akiyama clan, Fukushima clan |
Condition: | ruins |
Built: | 15C |
Builder: | Akiyama clan |
Materials: | Stone walls |
Demolished: | 1615 |
Past Commanders: | Fukushima Takaharu |
is a castle structure in Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site.
In 1600, Fukushima Masanori's younger brother Fukushima Takaharu became the lord of the castle.[1] [2] The castle was demolished by Tokugawa shogunate`s one country one castle rule in 1615.[3]
The castle is now only ruins, just some stone walls and moats. The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.[4]