Yakami Castle

Yakami Castle
Yakami Castle
八上城
Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
	Yakami Castle(Mt.Takashiro)
Type	Mountaintop style castle
Site information
Owner	, Akechi clan
Condition	ruins
Site history
Built	1508
Built by	Hatano Motokiyo
Materials	Stone walls, Eathworks
Demolished	1609
Events	Siege of Yakami Castle 1~7
Garrison information
Past; commanders	Hatano Hideharu

Stone wall of Sanmaru Base

Yakami Castle (八上城, Yakami-jō) was a castle structure in Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was the original base of power for the Hatano clan.^[1] Akechi Mitsuhide's mother entered the castle as a hostage but later she was executed by Hatano's army in 1579.^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ "八上城" (in Japanese). Sasayama city official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "八上城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "八上城" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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[1] "八上城" (in Japanese). Sasayama city official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[2] "八上城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[3] "八上城" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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