Iimoriyama Castle

Castle ruins in Osaka, Japan
34°43′35″N 135°39′13″E / 34.726408°N 135.653667°E / 34.726408; 135.653667Typemountaintop-style castleSite informationOwnerMiyoshi clanConditionruinsSite historyBuilt1333-38Built byKizawa NagamasaMaterialsStone wallsDemolished1576Battles/warsBattle of Iimoriyama Castle(1532)Garrison informationPast
commandersKizawa Nagamasa, Miyoshi Nagayoshi

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

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. ^ a b c "飯盛山城" (in Japanese). 大東市. 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.
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