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Iimoriyama Castle - Wikipedia

Iimoriyama Castle (飯盛めしもり山城やましろ, 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]

Iimoriyama Castle
飯盛めしもり山城やましろ
Shijōnawate, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Iimoriyama Castle is located in Osaka Prefecture
Iimoriyama Castle
Iimoriyama Castle
Iimoriyama Castle is located in Japan
Iimoriyama Castle
Iimoriyama Castle
Coordinates34°43′35″N 135°39′13″E / 34.726408°N 135.653667°E / 34.726408; 135.653667
Typemountaintop-style castle
Site information
OwnerMiyoshi clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1333-38
Built byKizawa Nagamasa
MaterialsStone walls
Demolished1576
Battles/warsBattle of Iimoriyama Castle(1532)
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Kizawa Nagamasa, Miyoshi Nagayoshi
View from Honkuruwa base
Honkuruwa base
Stone wall of Honkuruwa base

History

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "飯盛めしもり山城やましろ" (in Japanese). 大東だいとう. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "飯盛めしもり山城やましろ" (in Japanese). おさむしろだん. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "飯盛山いいもりさん城跡じょうせき" (in Japanese). 号外ごうがいNET. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "飯盛山いいもりさん城跡じょうせき" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ 飯盛めしもり山城やましろ三好みよし長慶ちょうけい 仁木にきひろし,中井なかいひとし,中西なかにし裕樹ゆうき NPO法人ほうじんかわいずみ地域ちいき文化ぶんか研究所けんきゅうじょ P.56
  6. ^ "ぞく日本にっぽん100名城めいじょう" (in Japanese). 日本にっぽん城郭じょうかく協会きょうかい. Retrieved 25 July 2019.