Kameyama Castle (Kyoto)
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Kameyama Castle (亀山城, Kameyama-jō) is a castle located in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It guarded the northwest passage into Kyoto for nearly three hundred years.
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Kameyama Castle | |
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亀山城 | |
Kameoka, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan | |
Type | Hira style castle |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Akechi clan/Oda clan |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1578 |
Built by | Akechi Mitsuhide |
Materials | Stone walls |
Demolished | 1877 |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Akechi clan, Toyotomi Hidekatsu, Kobayakawa Hideaki, Maeda Geni |
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The castle was built by Oda Nobunaga's vassal Akechi Mitsuhide because he needed a front base to conquer Tanba region.[1][2] He set out for Honnō-ji (Honnō-ji Incident) from the castle in 1582.[3] After the Meiji period revolution, all the remaining structures of the castle were removed or destroyed.[1]
In 2019, Akechi Mistuhide`s statue was built in the castle.[4]