Kaminoyama Castle

Kaminoyama Castle
上山城
Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Reconstructed keep of Kaminoyama Castle
Kaminoyama Castle is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Kaminoyama Castle
Kaminoyama Castle
Kaminoyama Castle is located in Japan
Kaminoyama Castle
Kaminoyama Castle
Coordinates38°09′27″N 140°16′34″E / 38.15750°N 140.27611°E / 38.15750; 140.27611
Typehirayama-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionreconstructed 1982
Site history
Built1535
Built byTakenaga Yoshitada
In useEdo period
Demolished1872

Kaminoyama Castle (上山城, Kaminoyama-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the center of the city of Kaminoyama, eastern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Kaminoyama Castle was the headquarters for the daimyō of Kaminoyama Domain. The castle was also known as Tsukioka Castle (月岡城, Tsukioka-jō).

Tsukioka Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kaminoyama Castle, Yamagata Prefecture.[1]

  1. ^ "Tsukioka Shrine in Kaminoyama Castle, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan Stock Photo - Image of temple, asia: 97121878". Dreamstime. Retrieved 2023-10-16.