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Kameyama Castle
{{nihongo, Kameyama Castle, 亀山城, Kameyama-jō is the name of many castles in Japan. * Kameyama Castle (Aichi) in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture (formerly Mikawa Province) * Kameyama Castle (Mie) in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture (formerly Ise Province) * Kameyama Castle (Kyoto) in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture (formerly Tanba Province) * Kameyama Castle (Okayama) in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture (formerly Bizen Province) * Kameyama Castle (Wakayama) in Gobō, Wakayama Prefecture (formerly Kii Province) * Kameyama Castle (Yamaguchi) in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture (formerly Nagato Province) Kameyama Castle is also an alternate name for the following castles: * Ōno Castle (Echizen Province) in Ōno, Fukui Prefecture (formerly Echizen Province) * Marugame Castle in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture (formerly Sanuki Province) * Hamada Castle is a castle structure in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Current The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and earthworks. In 2017, the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kameyama Castle (Aichi)
{{nihongo, Kameyama Castle, 亀山城, Kameyama-jō is the name of many castles in Japan. * Kameyama Castle (Aichi) in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture (formerly Mikawa Province) * Kameyama Castle (Mie) in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture (formerly Ise Province) * Kameyama Castle (Kyoto) in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture (formerly Tanba Province) * Kameyama Castle (Okayama) in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture (formerly Bizen Province) * Kameyama Castle (Wakayama) in Gobō, Wakayama Prefecture (formerly Kii Province) * Kameyama Castle (Yamaguchi) in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture (formerly Nagato Province) Kameyama Castle is also an alternate name for the following castles: * Ōno Castle (Echizen Province) in Ōno, Fukui Prefecture (formerly Echizen Province) * Marugame Castle is an Edo Period Japanese castle in the city of Marugame, Kagawa, Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the center of Marugame city, in former Sanuki Province on the island of Shikoku. During the Edo Period, it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kameyama Castle (Mie)
is a Japanese castle located in Kameyama, northern Mie Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kameyama Castle was home to the Ishikawa clan, ''daimyō'' of Ise-Kameyama Domain. The castle was also known as . History The original Kameyama Castle was founded by Seki Sanetada in 1264 to the west of the present Kameyama Castle, and was one of the five fortifications guarding the clan domains in northern Ise Province. It came under occasional attack by the Oda clan to the north, and was overrun when Oda Nobunaga extended his authority over Ise Province. In 1583, Hideyoshi defeated Takigawa Kazumasu at Kameyama castle. When Seki Kazumasa was relocated to Shirakawa in 1590, Okamoto Munenori, a retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi was given control of the castle. Okamoto moved the castle to the southeast and reconstructed all the main structures. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kameyama Castle (Kyoto)
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. He set out for Honnō-ji(Honnō-ji Incident The was an attempt to assassinate Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga at the Honnō-ji temple in Kyoto on 21 June 1582, resulting in the suicide by ''seppuku'' of both Nobunaga and his son Oda Nobutada. The unprotected Nobunaga was ambushed by his ...) from the castle in 1582. After the Meiji period revolution, all the remaining structures of the castle were removed or destroyed. In 2019, Akechi Mistuhide`s statue was built in the castle. Further reading * References {{coord, 35, 0, 48.82, N, 135, 34, 52.32, E, region:JP_scale:20000_source:jawiki, display=title Castles in Kyoto Prefecture Former castles in Japan Ruined castles in Japan Akechi clan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kameyama Castle (Okayama)
also well known as Numa Castle is the remains of a castle structure in Higashi-ku, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a Okayama City Designated Historic Site. The castle was bulit by Nakayama Nobutada in the Tenbun period. In 1559, Ukita Naoie killed Nakayama Nobumasa by order of Uragami Munekage. Then Naoie moved Ukita clan's main bastion from Shinjōyama castle. Naoie expanded his territory based in the castle. In 1570, Naoie started remodeling Okayama castle and moved from the castle in 1573. Soon after the Honnō-ji Incident, Hashiba Hideyoshi stopped and stayed in the castle on his way back to Kyoto to fight Akechi Mitsuhide , first called Jūbei from his clan and later from his title, was a Japanese ''samurai'' general of the Sengoku period best known as the assassin of Oda Nobunaga. Mitsuhide was a bodyguard of Ashikaga Yoshiaki and later a successful general under ...'s army. References {{reflist Castles in Okayama Prefecture Historic Sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kameyama Castle (Wakayama)
{{nihongo, Kameyama Castle, 亀山城, Kameyama-jō is the name of many castles in Japan. * Kameyama Castle (Aichi) in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture (formerly Mikawa Province) * Kameyama Castle (Mie) in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture (formerly Ise Province) * Kameyama Castle (Kyoto) in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture (formerly Tanba Province) * Kameyama Castle (Okayama) in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture (formerly Bizen Province) * Kameyama Castle (Wakayama) in Gobō, Wakayama Prefecture (formerly Kii Province) * Kameyama Castle (Yamaguchi) in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture (formerly Nagato Province) Kameyama Castle is also an alternate name for the following castles: * Ōno Castle (Echizen Province) in Ōno, Fukui Prefecture (formerly Echizen Province) * Marugame Castle in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture (formerly Sanuki Province) * Hamada Castle is a castle structure in Hamada, Shimane, Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Current The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and earthw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōno Castle (Echizen Province)
was a Japanese castle located in the city of Ōno Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Built in the Sengoku period, it was occupied by a succession of ''daimyō'' of Ōno Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Background Ōno Castle is located in northeastern Echizen Province on the main highway connecting Echizen with Mino Province. The castle is sited on the ridgeline of Kameyama Hill, extending east-to-west for approximately 300 meters. The inner bailey is located at the peak of the hill and is reinforced by stone ramparts made of mostly unmodified natural boulders. Secondary enclosures were located at lower levels and were also protected by water moats. History During the early Sengoku period, the area around Ōno was under the control of the Asakura clan; however Ōno was also a major stronghold of the ''Ikkō-ikki">DF 7 of 80/nowiki> retrieved 2013-5-4. History Th ...; however Ōno was also a major stronghold of the ''Ikkō-ikki'' movement. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marugame Castle
is an Edo Period Japanese castle in the city of Marugame, Kagawa, Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the center of Marugame city, in former Sanuki Province on the island of Shikoku. During the Edo Period, it was the center of Marugame Domain, ruled by the tozama daimyō, ''tozama'' Kyōgoku clan under the Tokugawa Shogunate. The castle site has been protected as a Monuments of Japan, National Historic Site since 1953. Marugame Castle is one of only a dozen Japanese castles to have an original wooden 'tenshu'' built before 1860. History Marugame Castle is located on Kameyama hill at the center of the city of Marugame, in western Sanuki Province. During the Muromachi period, this area was ruled by the Kagawa clan, originally from Sagami Province, from their stronghold at Amagiri Castle in what is now the city of Zentsuji, Kagawa, Zentsuji. The Kagawa clan were vassals of the Hosokawa clan, but changed their fealty to the Miyoshi clan and then the Chosokabe clan du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamada Castle
is a castle structure in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Current The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and earthworks. In 2017, the castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles The is a list of 100 castles, intended as a sequel of 100 Fine Castles of Japan The castles in were chosen based on their significance in culture, history, and in their regions by the in 2006. In 2017, Japanese Castle Association created an ad .... Literature * References {{Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles Castles in Shimane Prefecture Former castles in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
