Kaminoyama Castle

Kaminoyama Castle
上山城
Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Reconstructed keep of Kaminoyama Castle
Kaminoyama Castle Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Kaminoyama Castle Show map of Japan
Coordinates	38°09′27″N 140°16′34″E / 38.15750°N 140.27611°E / 38.15750; 140.27611
Type	hirayama-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to the public	yes
Condition	reconstructed 1982
Site history
Built	1535
Built by	Takenaga Yoshitada
In use	Edo period
Demolished	1872

Kaminoyama Castle (上山城, Kaminoyama-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the center of the city of Kaminoyama, eastern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Kaminoyama Castle was the headquarters for the daimyō of Kaminoyama Domain. The castle was also known as "Tsukoka-jō" (月岡城).

Tsukioka Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kaminoyama Castle, Yamagata Prefecture.^[1]