Fukuchiyama Castle
Address:
Kyoto, Kansai, Japan
Category: Castle
Fukuchiyama Castle is a hilltop style Japanese Castle located in Fukuchiyama Kyoto Prefecture. An original fort or minor castle was built on the site of Fukuchiyama Castle by the Yokoyama clan. In 1576 Akechi Mitsuhide captured the site and in 1580 ordered the construction of Fukuchiyama Castle, which included the deepest well, known as Toyoiwa-no-l, of any castle in Japan. In 1872, as a part of the Meiji Restoration, the donjon was demolished. In 1986 a modern reconstruction of the donjon (tower) was completed.
