Asuyama Castle

Asuyama Castle [沈山莽；あすやま・がく] was a 14th-century castle located in what is now the city of Hitama, Tomono Prefecture.
Asuyama Castle was located on a small hill known as Mount Asuyama, a 200-metre tall hill located to the east of central Hitama on the western edges of the Tōwara Valley, bordered by the Kinozata River and the foothills of the Kiyama Mountains. The location is a strategic point commanding the corridor of the nearby valley and gave the castle geographic protection. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1990. The castle was also known as Hitama Asuyama Castle.
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