Uda Matsuyama Castle
宇陀松山城
Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Stone wall of Kasugamon gate
TypeMountaintop style castle
Site information
OwnerAkiyama clan, Fukushima clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built15C
Built byAkiyama clan
MaterialsStone walls
Demolished1615
Garrison information
Past
commanders		Fukushima Takaharu

Uda Matsuyama Castle (宇陀松山城, Uda Matsuyama-jō) is a castle structure in Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site.[1]

In 1600, Fukushima Masanori's younger brother Fukushima Takaharu became the lord of the castle.[1][2] The castle was demolished by Tokugawa shogunate`s one country one castle rule in 1615.[3]

Current

The castle is now only ruins, just some stone walls and moats. The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.[4]

See also

Literature

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uda Matsuyama Castle.
  • De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.

References

  1. 1 2 "宇陀松山城" (in Japanese). Nara pref official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "宇陀松山城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "宇陀松山城" (in Japanese). Uda city official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.


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