Arikoyama Castle

Arikoyama Castle (有子山城, Arikoyama-jō) is a castle structure in Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Arikoyama Castle
有子山城
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Arikoyama Castle
TypeMountaintop-style castle
Site information
OwnerYamana clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1574
Built byYamana Toyosuke
MaterialsStone walls
Demolished1604
Garrison information
Past
commanders		Yamana Toyosuke, Maeno Nagayasu

It was the original base of power for the Yamana clan. Yamana Toyosuke moved their home castle from Konosumiyama Castle in 1576 after his Konosumiyama Castle was defeated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.[1][2][3]

Current

The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and moats.[1][4] In 2017, the castle　was　listed as one of　the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.[5]

  • Stone wall of the castle
  • Stone wall of the Honamaru copmound
  • Eathen bride of the castle

References
  1. "有子山城" (in Japanese). 出石観光. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. "有子山城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. "出石城・有子山城の魅力語" (in Japanese). 朝日新聞. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. "有子山城跡" (in Japanese). 城びと. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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