Kanayama Castle

Kanayama Castle
金山城
Ōta, Gunma, Japan
Kanayama Castle ruins
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Coordinates	36°19′4.08″N 139°22′38.91″E / 36.3178000°N 139.3774750°E / 36.3178000; 139.3774750
Type	hilltop-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to the public	yes
Condition	ruins
Site history
Built	1469
Built by	Iwamatsu clan
In use	Sengoku period
Demolished	1591
National Historic Site of Japan

Kanayama Castle (金山城, Kanayama-jō) was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style castle located on top of Mount Kanayama in what is now the city Ōta, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1990.^[1] The castle was also known as Ōta Kanayama Castle or as Nitta Kanayama Castle.