Dota Castle

土田城

Kani, Gifu

CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)

A mountain castle in Kani, Gifu. Built around 1469, according to the sources below.

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Type: Castle
Setting: Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbWikipedia (ja)
Keep (tenshu): No keep recordedno keep is recordedWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1469Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Ikoma Chikamasa, Ikoma ChikashigeWikipedia (ja)
Remains to see: Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa)Wikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Lord

Ikoma Chikamasa

生駒親正

1526–1603

A warlord who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Given the whole of Sanuki Province in 1587, he began building Takamatsu Castle on the shore the following year.

Lord

Ikoma Chikashige

生駒親重

1550–1570

Castles nearby

Sarubami Castle4.2 km · No keep recorded Shimogiri Castle4.4 km · Not yet confirmed

Ima Castle5.7 km · Not yet confirmed Mino Omori Castle6 km · No keep recorded

Unuma Castle6.2 km · No keep was built Moriyama Castle6.3 km · No keep recorded

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Sources

1
Wikipedia「土田城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
2
Wikidata Q137969989WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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