Castle
Kameyama Castle (Kyoto)
🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century
Kameyama Castle (亀山城, Kameyama-jō) is a castle located in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It guarded the northwest passage into Kyoto for nearly three hundred years.
The castle was built by Oda Nobunaga's vassal Akechi Mitsuhide because he needed a front base to conquer Tanba region. He set out for Honnō-ji (Honnō-ji Incident) from the castle in 1582. After the Meiji period revolution, all the remaining structures of the castle were removed or destroyed. In 2019, Akechi Mistuhide's statue was built in the castle.
Ten'on-kyō (天恩郷), the administrative headquarters of the Oomoto religion, is located adjacent to the castle.
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Kameyama Castle (Kyoto) ranks #1,941 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #117 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1578, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,468 times in the last 60 days, more than 86% of the atlas. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kyoto, 17 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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Where is Kameyama Castle (Kyoto)?
Kameyama Castle (Kyoto) stands in Japan, at 35.01356°, 135.5812°.
When was Kameyama Castle (Kyoto) built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1578. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kameyama Castle (Kyoto)?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,941 of 8,133 worldwide, and #117 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 Kameyama Castle (Kyoto)?
Daikaku-ji Temple, about 9 km away.
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