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Kanayama Castle

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Kanayama Castle (Kanayama-jō) was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style castle located on top of Mount Kanayama in what is now Ōta, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 1990. The castle was also known as Ōta Kanayama Castle or as Nitta Kanayama Castle.

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