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]
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]
The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and moats left intact.
Kōnomine Castle | |
---|---|
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]
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]
The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and moats left intact.