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Akana Castle

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Explore Akana Castle ruins, a mountaintop fortress with historical significance and impressive stone walls.

Akana Castle
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What it is

  • A mountaintop castle, also known as Setoyama Castle.
  • Built in 1377 by Akana Tsunetsura of the Akana clan.
  • One of the Amago Jikki, important regional castles.
  • Destroyed by the One Castle Per Province Order.

What to see

  • Stone walls remain on the main enclosure.
  • Stone walls remain on two southern enclosures.
  • Located on a 683-meter mountain top.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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