Kanayama Castle

Kanayama Castle
金山城
Ōta, Gunma, Japan
Kanayama Castle ruins
Kanayama Castle is located in Gunma Prefecture
Kanayama Castle
Kanayama Castle
Kanayama Castle is located in Japan
Kanayama Castle
Kanayama Castle
Coordinates36°19′4.08″N 139°22′38.91″E / 36.3178000°N 139.3774750°E / 36.3178000; 139.3774750
Typehilltop-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1469
Built byIwamatsu clan
In useSengoku period
Demolished1591

Kanayama Castle (金山城, Kanayama-jō) was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style castle located on top of Mount Kanayama in what is now the city Ōta, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1990.[1] The castle was also known as Ōta Kanayama Castle or as Nitta Kanayama Castle.

  1. ^ "金山城跡跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 23 July 2020.