Castlemap

Castle

Kaminoyama Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century

Kaminoyama Castle in Japan
Photo · Wikimedia Commons

Kaminoyama Castle (上山城, Kaminoyama-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the center of the city of Kaminoyama, eastern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Kaminoyama Castle was the headquarters for the daimyō of Kaminoyama Domain. The castle was also known as Tsukioka Castle (月岡城, Tsukioka-jō).

Tsukioka Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kaminoyama Castle, Yamagata Prefecture.

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

Kaminoyama Castle ranks #2,974 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #150 of the 155 mapped in Japan. Founded 1535, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 307 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

View on the interactive castle map →

Read the full history on Wikipedia ↗

More castles in Japan

More castles