Ogurayama Castle
Castle in Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ogurayama Castle (小倉山城, Ogurayama-jō) was a Japanese castle located in Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1986 as part of the "Kikkawa clan fortification ruins" along with Surugamaru Castle and Hinoyama Castle.[1]
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Ogurayama Castle | |
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小倉山城 | |
Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 34°46′14.2″N 132°29′49.1″E |
Type | Mountaintop style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Kikkawa clan |
Site history | |
Built | c.1380 |
Built by | Kikkawa Tsunemi |
In use | Sengoku period |
Demolished | c.1550 |
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