Akechi Castle
明智城
Explore Akechi Castle ruins, a historic mountain fortress and ancestral home of the Akechi clan.
What it is
- A Japanese castle in Kani City, Gifu Prefecture.
- Also known as Nagayama Castle or Akechi Nagayama Castle.
- Built in 1342 by Toki Yorikane.
- Residence of the Akechi clan for about 200 years.
What to see
- Remnants of the main keep, kuruwa, and dorui.
- Bronze statue of Mitsuhide, erected in 2020.
- Graves of successive Akechi clan members at Tenryu-ji Temple.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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