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Kaneyama Castle (金山城) 5 (26)

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Kaneyama Castle (金山城, Kaneyamajō) is a Japanese mountain castle (yamajiro‑style) from the Sengoku period located in what is now Kani, **Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Built in the early 16th century, it once served as a strategic stronghold commanding vital regional roads and now survives as ruins that are designated as a National Historic Site of Japan. […]

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