Kōnomine Castle
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Kōnomine Castle | |
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高嶺城 | |
Yamaguchi (city), Japan | |
Type | Mountaintop castle |
Site information | |
Owner | Ōuchi clan, Mōri clan |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1556 |
Built by | Ōuchi Yoshinaga |
Demolished | 1638 |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Ōuchi Yoshinaga, Ichikawa Tsuneyoshi |
Kōnomine Castle (高嶺城, Kōnomine-jō) is a castle structure in Yamaguchi, Japan. It is located on a 338 meter mountain.[1][2]
History
Kōnomine Castle was built in 1556 by Ōuchi Yoshinaga as a supporting castle of Ōuchi-shi Yakata, but Mōri Motonari`s army advanced to Suō Province, Ōuchi Yoshinaga left Ōuchi-shi Yakata and Kōnomine Castle without resistance.[3][4]
In 1638, Kōnomine castle was abandoned.[1] The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.[5]
Current
The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and moats left intact.
Literature
- De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.
References
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- CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja)
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- Short description matches Wikidata
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- Yamaguchi Prefecture articles missing geocoordinate data
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- Castles in Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Historic Sites of Japan
- Former castles in Japan
- Ruined castles in Japan
- 1550s establishments in Japan
- Ōuchi clan