Kamioka Castle

神岡城

Hida, Gifu

CastleHilltop castle (hirayamajiro)

A hilltop castle in Hida, Gifu. Built around 1564, according to the sources below.

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Type: Castle
Setting: Hilltop castle (hirayamajiro)built on a low hill rising from the plainWikipedia (ja)
Period: Medieval (c.1185–1570s)Wikidata
Keep (tenshu): Mock keepa keep-shaped building where no keep existed, or where its appearance is unknownWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1564Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Kanamori clanWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1615Wikipedia (ja)
Remains to see: Stone walls, MoatsWikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Rebuilt / expanded

Kanamori Nagachika

金森長近

1524–1608

A general who served Oda Nobunaga. Rewarded with two-thirds of Ono district in Echizen after suppressing the Ikko-ikki there in 1575, he built Echizen Ono Castle on Kameyama and its castle town. He later moved to Takayama in Hida, where he also built a castle and town.

Lord

Kanamori clan

金森氏

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Sources

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Wikipedia「神岡城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
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Wikidata Q11589569WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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