Takayama Castle

高山城

Takayama, Gifu

CastleHilltop castle (hirayamajiro)

A hilltop castle in Takayama, Gifu. Records credit Kanamori Nagachika with building it in 1588.

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): Keep lostthe castle had a keep, but it no longer stands (its stone base may remain)Wikipedia (ja)
Built by: Kanamori NagachikaWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1588Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Kanamori clanWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1695Wikipedia (ja)
Remains to see: Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Moats, Stone walls, Earthen rampartsWikipedia (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

Takayama Jin'ya0.4 km · Not yet confirmed Sanbutsuji Castle1.9 km · Not yet confirmed Nabeyama Castle2.8 km · No keep recorded

Matsukura Castle3 km · Not yet confirmed Hirose Castle7.9 km · Not yet confirmed Takadō Castle8.5 km · No keep recorded

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Sources

1
Wikipedia「高山城 (飛騨国)」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
2
Wikidata Q1037684WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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