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Akechi Castle

Akechi Castle
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Akechi Castle
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The birthplace of Toki Akechi. It is also the birthplace of Akechi Mitsuhide.
In ‘The Records of Mino-kuni’, the following is written. 1342: Toki Yorikane built a castle in Nagayama. 1556: The lords of the castle were the uncles of Akechi Mitsuhide, Mitsuyasu and Mitsuhisa. At that time, it was attacked by Yoshitatsu Saito, the lord of Inabayama Castle, and was destroyed.

Overview of
Akechi

◇Other names: Nagayama Castle, Akechi Nagayama Castle
◇Date of construction: 1342
◇Main constructor: –
◇Main lords of the castle: the Toki family, Akechi family
◇Date of abandonment: 1556

Access
25 minute walk from Akechi Station on the Meitetsu Hiromi Line
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