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|Designations=Prefectural Historic Site | |Designations=Prefectural Historic Site | ||
|Historical Period=Edo Period | |Historical Period=Edo Period | ||
|Features=turrets, stone walls | |Features=gates, turrets, samurai homes, trenches, stone walls, walls | ||
|Access=Kameyama Sta. (Kansai Line); 10 min. walk | |Access=Kameyama Sta. (Kansai Line); 10 min. walk | ||
|Visitor Information=Turret open weekends, 10:00-16:00 (free) | |||
|Time Required=80 minutes | |||
|Website=http://www.city.kameyama.mie.jp/kanko/shiseki.html | |Website=http://www.city.kameyama.mie.jp/kanko/shiseki.html | ||
|City=Kameyama | |City=Kameyama | ||
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|Notes=Kameyamajō is a hirayamajiro (hilltop and plainsland castle) ruin in Kameyama Municipality. The ruins of Kameyamajō are maintained as a park, and the tamon-yagura, which sits atop very impressive ishigaki (stone-piled ramparts), can be entered on weekends. Inside there is a burnt section of one of the original pillars on display. It apparently results from a fire that occured during the restoration of the turret in 2011. Restorations can actually be a dangerous time for old buildings as electrical sources and potential for accidents increase (for example, Notre Dame Cathedral). That 2011 restoration of the tamon-yagura also restored the exterior walls, changing them from clapboard which had been affixed since the Meiji period, to a more historically true (white) shikkui plaster finish. | |Notes=Kameyamajō is a hirayamajiro (hilltop and plainsland castle) ruin in Kameyama Municipality. The ruins of Kameyamajō are maintained as a park, and the tamon-yagura, which sits atop very impressive ishigaki (stone-piled ramparts), can be entered on weekends. Inside there is a burnt section of one of the original pillars on display. It apparently results from a fire that occured during the restoration of the turret in 2011. Restorations can actually be a dangerous time for old buildings as electrical sources and potential for accidents increase (for example, Notre Dame Cathedral). That 2011 restoration of the tamon-yagura also restored the exterior walls, changing them from clapboard which had been affixed since the Meiji period, to a more historically true (white) shikkui plaster finish. | ||
To the rear of the main bailey is a karabori (dry moat) hidden in the trees, a sort of secret. To the north is the second bailey with an obikuruwa (terraced bailey) and gate ruin. The dobei (parapet) walls were restored in 2007, though they do not have loopholes. Beneath here is a large karabori, made from augmenting a large creek which served as a defensive barrier. | To the rear of the main bailey is a karabori (dry moat) hidden in the trees, a sort of secret. To the north is the second bailey with an obikuruwa (terraced bailey) and gate ruin. The dobei (parapet) walls were restored in 2007, though they do not have loopholes. Beneath here is a large karabori, made from augmenting a large creek which served as a defensive barrier. A temple in the Kameyama-juku called Henshōji has a gate believed to have been relocated from the castle. | ||
Updated notes and gallery by ART (2024). | Updated notes and gallery by ART (2024). | ||
Revision as of 10:22, 13 June 2024
Kameyamajō is a hirayamajiro (hilltop and plainsland castle) ruin in Kameyama Municipality. The ruins of Kameyamajō are maintained as a park, and the tamon-yagura, which sits atop very impressive ishigaki (stone-piled ramparts), can be entered on weekends. Inside there is a burnt section of one of t
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History
The original Kameyama Castle was founded by Seki Sanetada in 1264 to the west of the present Kameyama Castle. When Seki Kazumasa was relocated to Shirakawa in 1590, Okamoto Munenori was given control of the castle. Okamoto moved the castle ot the southeast and constructed all the main structures. In 1632 when the Tokugawa Government issued a declaration that the main keep of Kameyama Castle in Tanba be rebuilt, Horio Tadazane confused it with this Kameyama Castle (in Ise) and destroyed the main keep and started work on the stone walls before the mistake was discovered. Even so, the Tokugawa government would not grant them permission to rebuild the main keep at (Ise) Kameyama Castle, so it was never rebuilt. Some also say, that this was all part an elaborate plan by the Tokugawa government. In 1636, Honda Toshitsugu moved into the castle and built a tamon yagura on the site of the original main keep that was mistakenly destroyed. He also renamed a three story yagura in the honmaru and used it as a main keep.
Field Notes
Kameyamajō is a hirayamajiro (hilltop and plainsland castle) ruin in Kameyama Municipality. The ruins of Kameyamajō are maintained as a park, and the tamon-yagura, which sits atop very impressive ishigaki (stone-piled ramparts), can be entered on weekends. Inside there is a burnt section of one of the original pillars on display. It apparently results from a fire that occured during the restoration of the turret in 2011. Restorations can actually be a dangerous time for old buildings as electrical sources and potential for accidents increase (for example, Notre Dame Cathedral). That 2011 restoration of the tamon-yagura also restored the exterior walls, changing them from clapboard which had been affixed since the Meiji period, to a more historically true (white) shikkui plaster finish.
To the rear of the main bailey is a karabori (dry moat) hidden in the trees, a sort of secret. To the north is the second bailey with an obikuruwa (terraced bailey) and gate ruin. The dobei (parapet) walls were restored in 2007, though they do not have loopholes. Beneath here is a large karabori, made from augmenting a large creek which served as a defensive barrier. A temple in the Kameyama-juku called Henshōji has a gate believed to have been relocated from the castle.
Updated notes and gallery by ART (2024).
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Kameyama Castle |
| Japanese Name | 亀山城 |
| Alternate Names | Kocho-jo |
| Founder | Okamoto Munenori |
| Year Founded | 1590 |
| Castle Type | Hilltop |
| Castle Condition | No main keep but other buildings |
| Designations | Prefectural Historic Site |
| Historical Period | Edo Period |
| Features | gates, turrets, samurai homes, trenches, stone walls, walls |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Kameyama Sta. (Kansai Line); 10 min. walk |
| Hours | Turret open weekends, 10:00-16:00 (free) |
| Time Required | 80 minutes |
| URL | Castle Website |
| Location | Kameyama, Mie Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 34.85617, 136.45056 |
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| Added to Jcastle | 2008 |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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