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Akutagawayama Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century

Akutagawayama Castle in Japan
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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.

Text adapted from “Akutagawayama Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Akutagawayama Castle ranks #2,635 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #152 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1515, it is older than 44% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,701 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. 16 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kyoto, 22 km away. It is one of the 71 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Kansai. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Akutagawayama Castle?

Akutagawayama Castle stands in Japan, at 34.88083°, 135.58806°.

When was Akutagawayama Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1515. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Akutagawayama Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,635 of 7,738 worldwide, and #152 in Japan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Akutagawayama Castle?

Shōryūji Castle, about 11 km away.

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