Lord
Mōri clan
毛利氏
ペ有家音CC0Wikimedia CommonsGifu · Kani
Kaneyama Castle
美濃金山城
Kani, Gifu
CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)Next 100 Fine Castles No. 154
A mountain castle in Kani, Gifu. Records credit Saitō Myōchin, Saitō Masayoshi with building it in 1537.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbJapan Castle Foundation
- Period
- Medieval (c.1185–1570s)Wikidata
- Keep (tenshu)
- Keep lostthe castle had a keep, but it no longer stands (its stone base may remain)Wikipedia (ja)
- Built by
- Saitō Myōchin, Saitō MasayoshiJapan Castle Foundation
- Built
- 1537Japan Castle Foundation
- Main lords
- Mōri clan, Ishikawa clan, Saitō clanJapan Castle Foundation
- Abandoned
- 1600Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Gates, Stone walls, Earthen ramparts, Moats, WellsWikipedia (ja)
- Selection
- Next 100 Fine Castles No. 154Japan Castle Foundation
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