Amagiri Castle

Amagiri Castle
天霧城
Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Mount Amagiri
Amagiri Castle is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Amagiri Castle
Amagiri Castle
Amagiri Castle is located in Japan
Amagiri Castle
Amagiri Castle
Coordinates34°14′8.22″N 133°44′7.47″E / 34.2356167°N 133.7354083°E / 34.2356167; 133.7354083
TypeMountaintop castle
Site information
Controlled byKagawa clan Chōsokabe clan
ConditionRuins
Site history
Built1364
Built byKagawa Kagenori
In useMuromachi - Sengoku period
Demolished1585
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Kagawa Yukikage, Kagawa Chikakazu
Map
Tomb of Kagawa Chikakazu near the Okō Castle

Amagiri Castle (天霧城, Amagiri-jō) was a Muromachi period Japanese castle located on the border of what is now the cities of Zentsūji and Mitoyo and the town of Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1990.[3]

  1. ^ "天霧城" (in Japanese). Zentsuji city official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "天霧城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "天霧城跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 15 September 2021.