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Iimoriyama Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 14th century
Iimoriyama Castle (飯盛山城, Iimoriyama-jō) was a Sengoku period mountain-top castle in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Located on a 315.9 meter mountain. It was the original base of power for the Miyoshi clan.
Iimoriyama Castle was built by Kizawa Nagamasa and was later controlled by the Miyoshi clan.
Miyoshi Nagayoshi relocated his home castle from Akutagawayama Castle to Iimoriyama Castle in 1560. In 1564, Miyoshi Nagayoshi died in the castle.
The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.
The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls, moats and Dobashi bridges.
Text adapted from “Iimoriyama Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iimoriyama Castle ranks #3,539 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #182 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1333, it is older than 61% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,762 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Osaka, 14 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.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Iimoriyama Castle?
Iimoriyama Castle stands in Japan, at 34.72641°, 135.65367°.
When was Iimoriyama Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1333. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Iimoriyama Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,539 of 8,134 worldwide, and #182 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 Iimoriyama Castle?
Osaka Castle, about 12 km away.
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