Ogurayama Castle

小倉山城

Mino, Gifu

CastleHilltop castle (hirayamajiro)

A hilltop castle in Mino, Gifu. Records credit Kanamori Nagachika with building it in 1605.

Basic information

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Type: Castle
Setting: Hilltop castle (hirayamajiro)built on a low hill rising from the plainWikipedia (ja)
Period: Early modern (1570s–1871)Wikidata
Keep (tenshu): Mock keepa keep-shaped building where no keep existed, or where its appearance is unknownWikipedia (ja)
Built by: Kanamori NagachikaWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1605Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Kanamori clanWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1611Wikipedia (ja)
Remains to see: Stone walls, Earthen ramparts, Turrets or turret basesWikipedia (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

Nataozan Castle2.1 km · Not yet confirmed

Ono Castle3.7 km · Not yet confirmed Mino Seki Castle6.9 km · No keep recorded Kajita Castle9.4 km · Not yet confirmed Hitotsuyanagi Castle10.7 km · Not yet confirmed Dōhora Castle10.8 km · No keep recorded

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Sources

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Wikipedia「小倉山城 (美濃国)」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
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Wikidata Q11458950WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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