Kubiki Katsuyama CastleMountain castle (yamajiro) · CastleNo photo of this castle yet

Niigata · Itoigawa

Kubiki Katsuyama Castle

勝山城

Itoigawa, Niigata

CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)

A mountain castle in Itoigawa, Niigata. Built around 1180, 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): Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
Built: 1180Wikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1598Wikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Rebuilt / expanded

Uesugi Kagekatsu

上杉景勝

1556–1623

Uesugi Kenshin's nephew and adopted son. He won the succession war after Kenshin's death (the Otate Rebellion), became master of Kasugayama Castle, and was transferred to Aizu by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1598.

Castles nearby

Matsuyama Castle3.1 km · Not yet confirmed Nechi Castle11.1 km · No keep recorded Etchu Miyazaki Castle17.4 km · Not yet confirmed

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Sources

1
Wikipedia「勝山城 (越後国頸城郡)」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
2
Wikidata Q11400237WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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