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{{Castle
|English Name=Nagato Kouyama Castle
|English Name=Kouyama Castle (Nagato)
|Japanese Name=長門甲山城
|Japanese Name=長門甲山城
|Romaji Name=Nagato-Kōyamajō
|Romaji Name=Nagato-Kōyamajō

Latest revision as of 19:33, 16 March 2024

Kōyamajō is a hilltop castle site overlooking the Kanmon Strait. No ruins remain. I walked past the foot of the hill and took photos from the bottom. I didn’t climb up as the site is on private property. It is right next to the large Kanmon Bridge.

Nagato-Kōyamajō03.JPG

History

Kōyamajō was the castle of Akine Tadasumi, a vassal of the Kotō Clan. With the ascendancy of the Mōri Clan, Kōyamajō was taken over by Kobayakawa Takakage, one of the Mōri Ryōkawa ("Two Rivers of the Mōri", refering to he and his brother, Kikkawa Motoharu, as Mōri generals).


Field Notes

Kōyamajō is a hilltop castle site overlooking the Kanmon Strait. No ruins remain. I walked past the foot of the hill and took photos from the bottom. I didn’t climb up as the site is on private property. It is right next to the large Kanmon Bridge.




Gallery
  • Castle Mount
  • Nagato-Kōyamajō01.JPG
  • Nagato-Kōyamajō06.5.JPG


Castle Profile
English Name Kouyama Castle (Nagato)
Japanese Name 長門甲山城
Founder Akine Tadasumi
Year Founded Medieval Era
Castle Type Mountaintop
Castle Condition Ruins only
Historical Period Pre Edo Period
Features
Visitor Information
Access Norfolk Hiroba Station on the Mojiko Retro Train; 30 minute walk via Kanmon Pedestrian Bridge
Hours Access Restricted
Time Required 20 minutes
Location Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Coordinates 33.96254, 130.95332
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2021
Contributor ART
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