Kameyama Castle (Kyoto)

Kameyama Castle (亀山城) is a castle located in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It guarded the northwest passage into Kyoto for nearly three-hundred years.

The castle was built by Oda Nobunaga's vassal Akechi Mitsuhide because he needed front base to conquer Tanba region. He set out for Honnō-ji(Honnō-ji Incident) from the castle in 1582. After the Meiji period revolution, all the remaining structures of the castle were removed or destroyed.

In 2019, Akechi Mistuhide`s statue was built in the castle.