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Shiga · Higashiōmi

Mitsukuri Castle

箕作城

Higashiōmi, Shiga

CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)

A mountain castle in Higashiōmi, Shiga. Records credit Rokkaku Masataka with building it in 1467.

Basic information

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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 by: Rokkaku MasatakaWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1467Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Rokkaku clanWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1568Wikipedia (ja)
Remains to see: Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Stone walls, Trench cuts (horikiri)Wikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Rebuilt / expanded

Rokkaku Sadayori

六角定頼

1495–1552

Head of the Rokkaku family, governors (shugo) of Omi Province. He led the family at the height of its power and was deeply involved in shogunate politics. Kannonji Castle is thought to have been rebuilt with extensive stone walls from around his time onward.

Lord

Rokkaku clan

佐々木六角氏

Built

Rokkaku Masataka

六角政堯

1450–1471

Castles nearby

Kannonji Castle2.6 km · No keep was built

Azuchi Castle4.6 km · Keep lost Chōkōji Castle5.5 km · No keep recorded

Namazue Castle6.1 km · Not yet confirmed

Hachimanyama Castle9.1 km · No keep recorded Mizuguki-Okayama Castle12.4 km · No keep recorded

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Sources

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Wikipedia「箕作城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
2
Wikidata Q11603120WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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