Masushima Castle

増島城

Hida, Gifu

CastleFlatland castle (hirajiro)

A flatland castle in Hida, Gifu. Records credit Kanamori Nagachika with building it in 1586.

Basic information

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Type: Castle
Setting: Flatland castle (hirajiro)built on flat ground, defended by moatsWikipedia (ja)
Period: Early modern (1570s–1871)Wikidata
Keep (tenshu): Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
Built by: Kanamori NagachikaWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1586Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Kanamori clanWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1695Wikipedia (ja)
Remains to see: Stone walls, Moats, Keep base (tenshudai)Wikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Built

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

Castles nearby

Hyakusoku Castle1.2 km · No keep recorded Furukawa Castle1.5 km · Not yet confirmed Kojima Castle2.5 km · No keep recorded Takadō Castle4.4 km · No keep recorded Hirose Castle4.5 km · Not yet confirmed Noguchi Castle5.6 km · Not yet confirmed

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Sources

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Wikipedia「増島城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
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Wikidata Q11429211WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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