Gujō Hachiman Castle

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Gujō Hachiman Castle 郡上八幡城
Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Gujō Hachiman Castle's keep
Coordinates	35°45′12″N 136°57′41″E / 35.75333°N 136.96139°E / 35.75333; 136.96139Coordinates: 35°45′12″N 136°57′41″E / 35.75333°N 136.96139°E / 35.75333; 136.96139
Type	Mountaintop castle
Site information
Condition	Reconstruction
Site history
Built	1559
Built by
Demolished	1871
Garrison information
Occupants	, Aoyama clan

Gujō Hachiman Castle (郡上八幡城, Gujō Hachiman-jō) is a yamashiro, or "mountain castle", located on Hachiman Mountain in Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

History[]

Gujō Hachiman Castle was built in 1559 by (遠藤盛数). Morikazu had barely finished the castle when he died, leaving it to his son . Yoshitaka later became a retainer to Oda Nobunaga and the direct control of the castle fell into the hands of , who renovated much of the castle. Yoshitaka returned to rule the castle following the Battle of Sekigahara. The castle was expanded following Tsunetomo's appointment to the castle in 1646. In 1870, during the Meiji Restoration, the castle was torn down during Japan's attempts to modernize.^[1] In 1933, it was reconstructed out of wood.^[2]

The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.^[3]

See also[]

• Japanese castle

References[]

A gate at Gujō Hachiman Castle.

Further reading[]

• Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. ISBN 0-8048-1102-4.

External links[]

• Gifu Tour Guide - Historic Sites - Gujō Hachiman (Gifu Prefecture Tourist Federation)
• Gujō Hachiman Castle (Guide to Japanese Castles)