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Wakayama Castle (Suō)

Wakayama Castle (若山城, Wakayama-jō) is the remains of a castle structure in Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a Prefectural Historic Sites.[1][2] It is located on a 217 meter mountain.[2][3] Wakayama castle was built by the Sue clan, one of the most important retainers of the Ōuchi clan and became a home castle of the Sue clan in the Sengoku period.[4][5] Sue Harukata improved and strengthened the castle before the Tainei-ji incident.[4]
Type:  Yamajiro-style castle
Built:  15c  
Builder:  Sue clan  

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