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|Japanese Name=亀山城
|Japanese Name=亀山城
|Romaji Name=Kameyama-jo
|Romaji Name=Kameyama-jo
|Alternate Names=Maruyama-jo
|Founder=Yukawa Clan
|Founder=Yukawa Clan
|Year Founded=1348-1349
|Castle Type=Mountaintop
|Castle Type=Mountaintop
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Castle Condition=Ruins only
|Designations=Prefectural Historic Site
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
|Access=Gobo Station
|Access=Gobo Station
|Visitor Information=Park, open any time
|Visitor Information=Park, open any time
|Time Required=120 mins
|Time Required=120 mins
|City=Wasa
|Website=http://www.city.gobo.wakayama.jp/kanko/bunkarekisi/bunka/ahibunka/shiseki/1382688182372.html
|City=Gobo
|Prefecture=Wakayama Prefecture
|Prefecture=Wakayama Prefecture
|Notes=Placeholder
|Notes=This is a fairly large mountain castle with concentric rings of stepped baileys along the sides of the mountain. From illustrations on the site, it looks to be have been very well developed. Unfortunately only 4 baileys right around the top have been cleared for castle fan to enjoy today, including high earthen embankments around tyhe main bailey. I tried to get into a couple more baileys around the top that look like they might have other castle remains but they were too overgrown to see anything. Over the years the stepped concentric baileys were used as mikan orchards and the structure of the original baileys have largely been destroyed.
|History=Placeholder
 
You often see this castle called the tsume-no-shiro, or mountain redoubt, paired with the Komatsubara Yakata down on the plain, but this is a much later development. The mountain castle is much older and far more well developed than any typical mountain redoubt and plains castle pair.  The Komatsubara Yakata was built in the mid 1500s.
 
The castle is not far from Gobo Station and can be visited along with [[Tedori Castle]] in one day if you plan train timings carefully. There are few trains going between Gobo Station and Wasa Statio (for [[Tedori Castle]]).
|History=Kameyama Castle was built around 1348-1349 as the stronghold of the Yukawa clan. Some say the Yukawa were a branch family of the Kai Takeda who helped dispell bandits along the Kumano Highway and became a magistrate in the Muromachi Shogunate.
 
The Yukawa and Tamaki split control of the Hidaka River Basin. When Hideyoshi attacked the Kii area, the Yukawa wanted to join forces to reisst but the Tamaki had already allied with Hideyoshi. The Yukawa were defeated and Yukawa Naoharu, head of the Yukawa clan was captured. He later died under suspicious circumstances at Hideyoshi's Yamato Koriyama Castle.
|Year Visited=2023
|Year Visited=2023
|AddedJcastle=2023
|AddedJcastle=2023
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|GPSLocation=33.91094, 135.15475
|GPSLocation=33.91094, 135.15475
|Contributor=Eric
|Contributor=Eric
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|FriendWebsiteName=Jokaku Horoki
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Latest revision as of 09:15, 13 March 2023

This is a fairly large mountain castle with concentric rings of stepped baileys along the sides of the mountain. From illustrations on the site, it looks to be have been very well developed. Unfortunately only 4 baileys right around the top have been cleared for castle fan to enjoy today, including

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History

Kameyama Castle was built around 1348-1349 as the stronghold of the Yukawa clan. Some say the Yukawa were a branch family of the Kai Takeda who helped dispell bandits along the Kumano Highway and became a magistrate in the Muromachi Shogunate.

The Yukawa and Tamaki split control of the Hidaka River Basin. When Hideyoshi attacked the Kii area, the Yukawa wanted to join forces to reisst but the Tamaki had already allied with Hideyoshi. The Yukawa were defeated and Yukawa Naoharu, head of the Yukawa clan was captured. He later died under suspicious circumstances at Hideyoshi's Yamato Koriyama Castle.


Field Notes

This is a fairly large mountain castle with concentric rings of stepped baileys along the sides of the mountain. From illustrations on the site, it looks to be have been very well developed. Unfortunately only 4 baileys right around the top have been cleared for castle fan to enjoy today, including high earthen embankments around tyhe main bailey. I tried to get into a couple more baileys around the top that look like they might have other castle remains but they were too overgrown to see anything. Over the years the stepped concentric baileys were used as mikan orchards and the structure of the original baileys have largely been destroyed.

You often see this castle called the tsume-no-shiro, or mountain redoubt, paired with the Komatsubara Yakata down on the plain, but this is a much later development. The mountain castle is much older and far more well developed than any typical mountain redoubt and plains castle pair. The Komatsubara Yakata was built in the mid 1500s.

The castle is not far from Gobo Station and can be visited along with Tedori Castle in one day if you plan train timings carefully. There are few trains going between Gobo Station and Wasa Statio (for Tedori Castle).


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Castle Profile
English Name Kameyama Castle (Kii)
Japanese Name 亀山城
Alternate Names Maruyama-jo
Founder Yukawa Clan
Year Founded 1348-1349
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Designations Prefectural Historic Site
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access Gobo Station
Hours Park, open any time
Time Required 120 mins
URL Castle Website
Location Gobo, Wakayama Prefecture
Coordinates 33.91094, 135.15475
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2023
Contributor Eric
Admin Year Visited 2023
Admin Visits February 5, 2023
Friends of JCastle
Jokaku Horoki
Shirobito
Kojodan


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