Yamaguchi Castle

山口城

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi

CastleFlatland castle (hirajiro)

A flatland castle in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi. Records credit Mori Takachika with building it in 1864.

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Type: Castle
Setting: Flatland castle (hirajiro)built on flat ground, defended by moatsWikipedia (ja)
Keep (tenshu): No keep recordedno keep is recordedWikipedia (ja)
Built by: Mori TakachikaWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1864Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Mōri clanWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1873Wikipedia (ja)
Remains to see: Moats, GatesWikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Built

Mori Takachika

毛利敬親

1819–1871

13th lord of the Choshu (Hagi) domain in the final years of the shogunate. He pushed modernization, deciding to build the Hagi reverberatory furnace and the Ebisugahana shipyard, and in 1863 moved the domain government from Hagi Castle to Yamaguchi.

Lord

Mōri clan

毛利氏

Castles nearby

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Kōnomine Castle0.8 km · No keep recorded Migitagadake Castle13.4 km · No keep recorded

Shikiyama Castle15.9 km · Not yet confirmed

Aratakisan Castle16.3 km · No keep recorded Shindanomaru Castle22.4 km · Not yet confirmed

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Sources

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Wikipedia「山口城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
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Wikidata Q11044745WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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