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Kaneyama Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century

Kaneyama Castle in Japan
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Mino Kaneyama Castle (美濃金山城, Mino Kaneyama-jō) was a Sengoku period Japanese castle located in Kani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. In 1981, the ruins were designated as a National Historic Site. It was also known as Karasumine Castle (烏峰城, Karasumine-jō).

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Kaneyama Castle ranks #3,488 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #200 of the 229 mapped in Japan. Founded 1537, it is older than 45% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 370 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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