Japan · 16th century
Akutagawayama Castle (芥川山城, Akutagawayama-jō) was a Sengoku period mountain-top castle in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Located on a 182.6 meter mountain.
Akutagawayama Castle was built by Hosokawa Takakuni but was later taken control of by the Miyoshi clan.
It was the original base of power for the Miyoshi clan before Miyoshi Nagayoshi moved to Iimoriyama Castle. After Nagayoshi left the castle, his son Miyoshi Yoshioki was in charge of the Castle.
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Akutagawayama Castle ranks #2,644 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #149 of the 296 mapped in Japan. Founded 1515, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,701 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 14 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kyoto, 22 km away. It is one of the 69 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Kansai. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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