Japan Gems 掲載をご検討の店舗様へ

Hiroshima Castle

Chojayama Castle (Aki)

English 繁體中文 简体中文

長者山城 (安芸国)

Explore Chojayama Castle, a recently discovered mountain castle with extensive earthwork walls and a unique stone gate.

Chojayama Castle (Aki)
Saigen Jiro CC0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • An ancient Japanese mountain castle.
  • Discovered in 2019.
  • Overlaps with the medieval Chojayashiki castle.

What to see

  • Earthwork-style earthen mounds form the castle walls.
  • Castle walls measure 2.4 kilometers in total length.
  • A castle gate built with stone rows and masonry remains.
  • The gate is known as Chojamon.
  • L-shaped cuts are observed on the stone materials.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Chojayama Castle (Aki) Open in Google Maps

この施設の関係者の方へ

このページは公開情報をもとに Japan Gems が作成し、訪日外国人向けに英語で掲載しています。 写真や情報の追加・修正を承っています。お店の写真に差し替えることもできます。

このページの情報を更新する
Castles in Hiroshima Our pick of 12, written up in English

More in Hiroshima