Niitakayama Castle
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Niitakayama Castle (新高山城, Niitakayama-jō) of Aki Province was a yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in what is today the Hongō neighborhood of the city of Mihara in Hiroshima Prefecture. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1957.[1]
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Niitakayama Castle | |
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新高山城 | |
Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan | |
Coordinates | 34°25′12.6″N 132°58′32.0″E |
Type | yamashiro-style Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1552 |
Built by | Kobayakawa Takakage |
Demolished | 1596 |
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