Kanayama Castle | |
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金山城 | |
Ōta, Gunma, Japan | |
Coordinates | 36°19′4.08″N 139°22′38.91″E / 36.3178000°N 139.3774750°E |
Type | hilltop-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1469 |
Built by | Iwamatsu clan |
In use | Sengoku period |
Demolished | 1591 |
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.