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Some websites split this into two castles, Kogamine Castle and Shofukuji (Castle), but I've kept them together here which is how they are classed in the Kyoto Survey of Castles, where the Shofukuji part is called the Fourth Bailey. You can also see the mountaintop fortification on the [[Yamaga Jin'y

History

The castle was built by Waku Yoshikuni in 1563. After Akechi Mitsuhide conquered Fukuchiyama as part of the Tanba Campaign, Waku yielded to Mitsuhide under Nobunaga's condition that he raze the castle. Waku claimed the castle was actually a temple, Shofukuji, and refused to do so. Mitsuhide hunted him down and confiscated the lands forcibly.

I think it was the Wachi clan who had some territory and a the mountaintop castle here. They actually sided with Nobunaga but he told them to destroy the castle. They insisted it wasn’t a castle but a family gravesite. … with koguchi and horikiri :) Nobunaga got pissed off and sent his key Tanba assassin Akechi Mitsuhide in to destroy them, which he did of course. Thereafter the jin’ya was setup and the same family ruled all the way to the end of the Edo Period. Pretty rare, I might say. Supposedly they also maintained the yamajiro as a tsume-no-shiro even if they technically were not supposed to throughout.

Field Notes

Some websites split this into two castles, Kogamine Castle and Shofukuji (Castle), but I've kept them together here which is how they are classed in the Kyoto Survey of Castles, where the Shofukuji part is called the Fourth Bailey. You can also see the mountaintop fortification on the Yamaga Jin'ya map: https://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?p=2206

This is a short quick hike to the mountaintop (elevation change of maybe 120m) so if you've gone out of your way to get to Yamaga Jin'ya you should definitely climb the mountain too. The hiking entrance is right across the street from the gate at Yamaga Jin'ya.

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English Name	Kogamine Castle
Japanese Name	甲ケ峯城
Alternate Names	Yamaga-jo
Founder	Waku Yoshikuni
Year Founded	1563
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Yamaga Sta. 25 min walk; or bus from Ayabe Sta. to Yamaga bus stop (12 mins) and 15 mins walk to the hiking trail
Hours	mountain, open 24x7
Time Required	60 mins
URL	Castle Website
Location	Ayabe, Kyoto
Coordinates	35.30199, 135.3224
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Added to Jcastle	2024
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2023
Admin Visits	October 22, 2023
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 |Alternate Names=Yamaga-jo
+|Founder=Waku Yoshikuni
+|Year Founded=1563
 |Castle Type=Mountaintop
 |Castle Condition=Ruins only
 |Historical Period=Pre Edo Period
 |Features=trenches
+|Access=Yamaga Sta. 25 min walk; or bus from Ayabe Sta. to Yamaga bus stop (12 mins) and 15 mins walk to the hiking trail
+|Visitor Information=mountain, open 24x7
+|Time Required=60 mins
 |Website=https://www.ayabe-kankou.net/spot/kougamine/
 |City=Ayabe
 |Prefecture=Kyoto
 |Notes=Some websites split this into two castles, Kogamine Castle and Shofukuji (Castle), but I've kept them together here which is how they are classed in the Kyoto Survey of Castles, where the Shofukuji part is called the Fourth Bailey. You can also see the mountaintop fortification on the [[Yamaga Jin'ya]] map: https://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/bunkazai/cms/?p=2206
-|History=I think it was the Wachi clan who had some territory and a the mountaintop castle here. They actually sided with Nobunaga but he told them to destroy the castle. They insisted it wasn’t a castle but a family gravesite. … with koguchi and horikiri :) Nobunaga got pissed off and sent his key Tanba assassin Akechi Mitsuhide in to destroy them, which he did of course. Thereafter the jin’ya was setup and the same family ruled all the way to the end of the Edo Period. Pretty rare, I might say.  Supposedly they also maintained the yamajiro as a tsume-no-shiro even if they technically were not supposed to throughout.
+This is a short quick hike to the mountaintop (elevation change of maybe 120m) so if you've gone out of your way to get to Yamaga Jin'ya you should definitely climb the mountain too. The hiking entrance is right across the street from the gate at [[Yamaga Jin'ya]].
+|History=The castle was built by Waku Yoshikuni in 1563. After Akechi Mitsuhide conquered Fukuchiyama as part of the Tanba Campaign, Waku yielded to Mitsuhide under Nobunaga's condition that he raze the castle. Waku claimed the castle was actually a temple, Shofukuji, and refused to do so. Mitsuhide hunted him down and confiscated the lands forcibly.
+I think it was the Wachi clan who had some territory and a the mountaintop castle here. They actually sided with Nobunaga but he told them to destroy the castle. They insisted it wasn’t a castle but a family gravesite. … with koguchi and horikiri :) Nobunaga got pissed off and sent his key Tanba assassin Akechi Mitsuhide in to destroy them, which he did of course. Thereafter the jin’ya was setup and the same family ruled all the way to the end of the Edo Period. Pretty rare, I might say.  Supposedly they also maintained the yamajiro as a tsume-no-shiro even if they technically were not supposed to throughout.
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