| 1．Ōuchi-shi Yakata | ||||||
| Ōuchi-shi Yakata (大内氏館, Ōuchi-shi Yakata) was the fortified residence of the Ōuchi clan in Yamaguchi, Japan. Ōuchi-shi Yakata has been designated as a National Historic Sites along with Ryōun-ji temple.[1][2][3] It was a base of the Ōuchi clan who were feudal lords and thrived during the Muromachi period to Sengoku period.[2] Its ruins have been protected as a nationally designated historic site. | ||||||
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| Type： Flatstyle castle Builder ： 14C Buildyear ： Ōuchi Hiroyo or Ōuchi Norihiro | ||||||
| 2．Kōnomine Castle | ||||||
| Kōnomine Castle (高嶺城, Kōnomine-jō) is a castle structure in Yamaguchi, Japan. It is located on a 338 meter mountain.[1][2] | ||||||
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| Type： Mountaintop castle Builder ： 1556 Buildyear ： Ōuchi Yoshinaga | ||||||
| 3．Hagi Castle | ||||||
| Hagi Castle (萩城, Hagi-jō) was a Japanese castle located in the city of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. Built in 1604 at the beginning of the Edo period as the main castle of the Mōri clan, it served as the seat of the Chōshū Domain for over 250 years until 1863. It was demolished in 1874 shortly after the Meiji Restoration. Its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1924.[1] Hagi Castle has been designed as a component of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, which received UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2015.[2] | ||||||
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| 4．Iwakuni Castle | ||||||
| Iwakuni Castle (岩国城, Iwakunijō) is a replica castle in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan. The nearby Kintai Bridge was originally a footbridge over the Nishiki River to the main gate of the castle. | ||||||
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| 5．Iwakisan Kōgoishi | ||||||
| Iwakisan Kōgoishi (石城山神籠石) was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan (朝鮮式山城, Chōsen-shiki yamajiro) located in the city of Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1951.[1] | ||||||
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| Type： Korean-style fortress Builder ： Asuka Period Buildyear ： Yamato court | ||||||
| 6．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] | ||||||
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| Type： Yamajiro-style castle Builder ： 15c Buildyear ： Sue clan |