Japan · 16th century
Kōnomine Castle ranks #6,221 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #274 of the 295 mapped in Japan. Founded 1556, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
Kōnomine Castle (高嶺城, Kōnomine-jō) is a castle structure in Yamaguchi, Japan. It is located on a 338 meter mountain.
Kōnomine Castle was built in 1556 by Ōuchi Yoshinaga as a supporting castle of Ōuchi-shi Yakata, but Mōri Motonari`s army advanced to Suō Province, Ōuchi Yoshinaga left Ōuchi-shi Yakata and Kōnomine Castle without resistance. In 1638, Kōnomine castle was abandoned.
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 and moats left intact.
Text adapted from “Kōnomine Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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