Iimoriyama Castle

Iimoriyama Castle (飯盛山城, Iimoriyama-jō) was a Sengoku period mountain-top castle in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Located on a 315.9 meter mountain. It was the original base of power for the Miyoshi clan.^[1][2]

View from Honkuruwa base

Honkuruwa base

Stone wall of Honkuruwa base

Iimoriyama Castle
飯盛山城
Shijōnawate, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Iimoriyama Castle Show map of Osaka Prefecture Iimoriyama Castle Show map of Japan
Coordinates	34.726408°N 135.653667°E / 34.726408; 135.653667
Type	mountaintop-style castle
Site information
Owner	Miyoshi clan
Condition	ruins
Site history
Built	1333-38
Built by	Kizawa Nagamasa
Materials	Stone walls
Demolished	1576
Battles/wars	Battle of Iimoriyama Castle(1532)
Garrison information
Past commanders	Kizawa Nagamasa, Miyoshi Nagayoshi

History

Iimoriyama Castle was built by Kizawa Nagamasa and was later controlled by the Miyoshi clan.^[3][4]

Miyoshi Nagayoshi relocated his home castle from Akutagawayama Castle to Iimoriyama Castle in 1560.^[1]

In 1564, Miyoshi Nagayoshi died in the castle.^[5]

The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.^[6]

Preservation

The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls, moats and Dobashi bridges.^[1]

References

1. "飯盛山城" (in Japanese). 大東市. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
2. "飯盛山城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
3. "飯盛山城跡" (in Japanese). 号外NET. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
4. "飯盛山城跡" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
5. 飯盛山城と三好長慶　仁木宏,中井均,中西裕樹　NPO法人摂河泉地域文化研究所　P.56
6. "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.