- Kameyama Castle (Mie)
平山城nihongo|Kameyama Castle|亀山城|Kameyama-jō is a nihongo|"hirayamashiro"|平山城|hirayamashiro (castle constructed on a hill) located in Kameyama,
Mie Prefecture ,Japan . It was built in 1590, byOkamoto Munenori , to replace the older Kameyama Castle, which had been built bySeki Sanetada in1254 . [http://www.kippo.or.jp/Collection/asp/EngDisplayCollectionInfo.Asp?CollectionNo=000185 Kansai Collection: Kameyama Castle] . Organization of Kansai Unity. AccessedMay 15 ,2008 .]History
Prior to the 17th century, the town surrounding the castle served as a
castle town . With the construction of theEdo Five Routes early in theSengoku period , the town becameKameyama-juku , a post station along the Tōkaidō.In 1632, the "tenshu" (castle keep) was demolished. The base of the "tenshu" was occupied by the Tamon
yagura , which was raised sometime between 1644 and 1648, when Honda Toshitsugu was lord of the castle. The Tamonyagura was declared a historic site by the prefectural government in 1953. [http://welcome.kankomie.or.jp/english/search/spot.php?act=dtl&id=163 Mie Tourism Guide: Old Kameyama Castle] . Mie Prefecture. AccessedMay 15 ,2008 .] In 1873, during theMeiji Restoration , most of the castle was torn down. [http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Kameyama_castle(Ise) Kameyama Castle (Ise)] . SamuraiWiki. AccessedMay 15 ,2008 .]At the present, only ruins of the 15-meter-high walls and the Tamonyagura remain, though the more recent
Ōmoto-ji and the Kameyama City History Museum stand on the grounds. [http://www.kanko-otakara.jp/webapps/Contribute/Parser.do?codes=24%7C0604349747%7C242101&prefix=02x01_9MCKI5238zP&l_code=02 Discover Japan! Kameyama Castle Ruins] . Discover Japan. AccessedMay 15 ,2008 .]References
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