Kagamiyama Castle (Higashihiroshima)

Kagamiyama Castle
鏡山城
Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Mount Kagami
Site information
Typeyamashiro-style Japanese castle
Conditionruins
Location
Kagamiyama Castle
Kagamiyama Castle
Kagamiyama Castle
Kagamiyama Castle (Japan)
Coordinates34°24′13.21″N 132°43′38.4″E / 34.4036694°N 132.727333°E / 34.4036694; 132.727333
Site history
BuiltNanboku-chō period
Built byOuchi clan
Demolished1525

Kagamiyama Castle (鏡山城, Kagamiyama-jō) was a yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in what is today part of the city of Higashihiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1957.