Castle
Komakiyama Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century
Komakiyama Castle is a Japanese castle situated on Mount Komaki (小牧山, Komakiyama) in the city of Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was built in 1563 on the orders of Oda Nobunaga.
The castle is best known for the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584, when Tokugawa Ieyasu used it as a base for his operations.
The site of the former castle is now a park containing several remains of the castle, including a well, sections of stone walls and older artefacts.
Machine-translated from “Château de Komakiyama” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Komakiyama Castle ranks #8,000 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #297 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1563, it is older than 38% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nagoya, 12 km away. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Komakiyama Castle?
Komakiyama Castle stands in Japan, at 35.2925°, 136.91361°.
When was Komakiyama Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1563. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Komakiyama Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,000 of 8,134 worldwide, and #297 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 Komakiyama Castle?
Jōjō Castle, about 9 km away.
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