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Kōnomine Castle

Kōnomine Castle
高嶺城
Yamaguchi (city), Japan
Stone walls of Main Base
Site information
TypeMountaintop castle
OwnerŌuchi clan, Mōri clan
Conditionruins
Map
Site history
Built1556
Built byŌuchi Yoshinaga
Demolished1638
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

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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]

Main Base of Kōnomine Castle
Kōnomine Castle

Current

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The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and moats left intact.

Literature

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  • De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.

References

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  1. ^ a b "第３回　高嶺城跡" (in Japanese). 大内文化. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "高嶺城跡" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "高嶺城跡" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi city official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "高嶺城" (in Japanese). 城びと. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ "高嶺城跡" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 25 July 2019.