Ori Castle

小里城

Mizunami, Gifu

CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)

A mountain castle in Mizunami, Gifu. Records credit Ori Mitsutada with building it in 1534.

Basic information

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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 by: Ori MitsutadaWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1534Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Mōri clan, Ikeda clanWikipedia (ja)
Remains to see: Stone walls, Wells, GatesWikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Rebuilt / expanded

Oda Nobunaga

織田信長

1534–1582

The Sengoku warlord who unified Owari province. In 1567 he seized Inabayama Castle, renamed it Gifu Castle, and for about ten years, until moving to Azuchi in 1576, used it as his base for unifying Japan.

Lord

Mōri clan

毛利氏

Lord

Ikeda clan

池田氏

Built

Ori Mitsutada

小里光忠

Castles nearby

Tsuruga Castle5.5 km · No keep recorded

Asano Fortified Manor House7.3 km · No keep recorded Takayama Castle7.6 km · Not yet confirmed Ōtomi Yakata8 km · No keep recorded

Tsumaki Castle9 km · Not yet confirmed Akechi Jin'ya11.4 km · Not yet confirmed

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Sources

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Wikipedia「小里城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
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Wikidata Q11463870WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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