About Bitchu Matsuyama Castle
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, otherwise called Takahashi Castle, is a palace situated in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It isn't to be mistaken for Matsuyama Castle in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. Alongside being one of just twelve staying unique palaces in the nation, Bitchu Matsuyama Castle is prominent as the stronghold with the most elevated rise above ocean level in Japan at 430 meters.
The castle was initially based on an adjacent mountain in 1240 AD by Akiba Shigenobu. Takahashi Muneyasu developed a manor on the advanced site on Mount Gagyu in 1331, however the plan of this mansion contrasted from the one that remains on the site now. At the point when Mimura Motochika turned into the primitive ruler of the area, Matsuyama stronghold was amplified again and the site reached out to cover the whole mountain.
In recent years, portions of the manor have been recreated to increase the parts that stay, all of which have been named Important Cultural Properties in 1950 by the National Government. In 1957 the legislature started reestablishing the stronghold to its unique state and was finished by 1960. It is additionally a well known spot to visit since it is the main yamashiro, or mountain manor, to have a unique tenshu. The mansion is on a mountain and the street up to the summit does not go the whole distance, so to get to the stronghold, one must climb up a mountain way.
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