Shigisan Castle
信貴山城
Explore extensive ruins of a mountain castle, once a strategic base for powerful warlords.
What it is
- A mountain castle on Mt. Shigi, 433m elevation.
- Residence of Kizawa Nagamasa and Matsunaga Hisahide.
- Designated historic site in Nara Prefecture.
- Abandoned after Matsunaga Hisahide's death in 1577.
What to see
- Castle ruins spanning 880m north-south and 600m east-west.
- Over 110 baileys, the largest in Nara Prefecture.
- Ancient mountain castle Takayasu Castle within the area.
- Chogosonshi-ji Temple on the mountainside.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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