Matsukura Castle

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A tombstone inside the castle.
A tombstone inside the castle.

Matsukura Castle (松倉城 Matsukura-jō?) is a castle in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan (formerly Hida Province). It was built in 1580, by Mitsugi Yoritsuna (三木自綱) during Japan's Sengoku period. After Yoritsuna built this castle, he moved his residence from Sakurabora Castle (桜洞城 Sakurabora-jō) in present-day Gero. Only its ruins remain today.

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The castle was built on Mount Matsukura (松倉山 Matsukura-yama), which is in the southwestern area of the present-day Takayama. Though the mountain is 857 m (2,812 ft), its prominence is only 360 m (1,181 ft). Only the stone foundation surrounding the castle remains today and it was designated a Important Cultural Asset by the prefecture in 1956.

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