Iimoriyama Castle

Iimoriyama Castle (飯盛山城, Iimoriyama-jō) was a Sengoku period mountain-top castle in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Located on a 315.9 meter mountain. It was the original base of power for the Miyoshi clan.^[1][2]

View from Honkuruwa base

Honkuruwa base

Stone wall of Honkuruwa base

Iimoriyama Castle
飯盛山城
Shijōnawate, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Site information
Type	mountaintop-style castle
Owner	Miyoshi clan
Condition	ruins
Location
Iimoriyama Castle Show map of Osaka Prefecture Iimoriyama Castle Show map of Japan
Coordinates	34.726408°N 135.653667°E / 34.726408; 135.653667
Site history
Built	1333-38
Built by	Kizawa Nagamasa
Materials	Stone walls
Demolished	1576
Battles/wars	Battle of Iimoriyama Castle(1532)
Garrison information
Past commanders	Kizawa Nagamasa, Miyoshi Nagayoshi

History

Iimoriyama Castle was built by Kizawa Nagamasa and was later controlled by the Miyoshi clan.^[3][4]

Miyoshi Nagayoshi relocated his home castle from Akutagawayama Castle to Iimoriyama Castle in 1560.^[1]

In 1564, Miyoshi Nagayoshi died in the castle.^[5]

The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.^[6]

Preservation

The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls, moats and Dobashi bridges.^[1]