Wakayama Castle (若山城, Wakayama-jō) is the remains of a castle structure in Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a Prefectural Historic Sites.[1][2] It is located on a 217 meter mountain.[2][3]

Wakayama castle was built by the Sue clan, one of the most important retainers of the Ōuchi clan and became a home castle of the Sue clan in the Sengoku period.[4][5] Sue Harukata improved and strengthened the castle before the Tainei-ji incident.[4]

The castle was attacked by the Mōri clan soon after the Battle of Miyajima, Harukata's son Nagafusa was defeated and he committed seppuku.[4] It is believed the castle was demolished by the Mōri clan after the fall of the castle.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Wakayama Castle" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi pref. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Wakayama Castle" (in Japanese). Shunan City official. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ "若山城跡" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Tourism Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "日本の城がわかる事典「若山城」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Wakayama Castle" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi pref. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakayama_Castle_(Su%C5%8D)
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