Kameyama Castle (Okayama)
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| Kameyama Castle | |
|---|---|
亀山城 | |
| Higashi-ku, Okayama Prefecture, Japan | |
 Numa Castle / Kameyama Castle | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Okajiro-style castle |
| Owner | Nakayama clan, Ukita clan |
| Condition | ruins |
| Location | |
  Kameyama Castle  Kameyama Castle | |
| Coordinates | 34°42′24″N 134°2′11″E / 34.70667°N 134.03639°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 16c |
| Built by | Nakayama Nobumasa |
| Demolished | 1602 |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Nakayama Nobumasa, Ukita Naoie |
Kameyama Castle (沼城, Kameyama-jō), also well known as Numa Castle, is the remains of a castle structure in Higashi-ku, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as an Okayama City Designated Historic Site.[1]
The castle was built by Nakayama Nobutada in the Tenbun period (1532–1555).[2] In 1559, Ukita Naoie killed Nakayama Nobumasa by order of Uragami Munekage.[3] Then Naoie moved Ukita clan's main bastion from Shinjōyama castle.[4] Naoie expanded his territory based in the castle.[3][5] In 1570, Naoie started remodeling Okayama castle and moved from the castle in 1573.[3][6][1]
Soon after the Honnō-ji Incident, Hashiba Hideyoshi stopped and stayed in the castle on his way back to Kyoto to fight Akechi Mitsuhide's army.[7]