Kameyama Castle
History
The original Kameyama Castle was founded by Seki Sanetada in 1264 to the west of the present Kameyama Castle. When Seki Kazumasa was relocated to Shirakawa in 1590, Okamoto Munenori was given control of the castle. Okamoto moved the castle ot the southeast and constructed all the main structures. In 1632 when the Tokugawa Government issued a declaration that the main keep of Kameyama Castle in Tanba be rebuilt, Horio Tadazane confused it with this Kameyama Castle (in Ise) and destroyed the main keep and started work on the stone walls before the mistake was discovered. Even so, the Tokugawa government would not grant them permission to rebuild the main keep at (Ise) Kameyama Castle, so it was never rebuilt. Some also say, that this was all part an elaborate plan by the Tokugawa government. In 1636, Honda Toshitsugu moved into the castle and built a tamon yagura on the site of the original main keep that was mistakenly destroyed. He also renamed a three story yagura in the honmaru and used it as a main keep.
Visit Notes
The tamon yagura in these pictures is original
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English Name | Kameyama Castle |
Japanese Name | 亀山城 |
Alternate Names | Kocho-jo |
Founder | Okamoto Munenori |
Year Founded | 1590 |
Castle Type | Hilltop |
Castle Condition | No main keep but other buildings |
Historical Period | Edo Period |
Features | turrets, stone walls |
Visitor Information | |
Access | Kameyama Sta. (Kansai Line); 10 min. walk |
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Website | http://www.city.kameyama.mie.jp/kanko/shiseki.html |
Location | Kameyama, Mie Prefecture |
Coordinates | 34° 51' 22.21" N, 136° 27' 2.02" E |
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Added to Jcastle | 2008 |
Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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