Yakami Castle

Yakami Castle
	八上城
	Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
	Yakami Castle(Mt.Takashiro)
Type	Mountaintop style castle
Site information
Owner	Hatano clan, 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

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]

Stone wall of Sanmaru Base

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.