Kannonji Castle was a hilltop style Japanese Castle located on the peak of Mt Kinugasa in Azuchi Shiga Prefecture, not far from Kyoto and close to the location of Azuchi Castle. The name for Kannonji Castle comes from the Buddhist temple, Kannonshoji, located nearby. Kannonji Castle was completed in 1468, but with the title Sasaki Castle which was the family name of the Rokkaku clan placed in charge of the area by Ashikaga shogunate from Kyoto. In 1582 Kannonji Castle and Azuchi Castle were destroyed. Today only ruins remain.
