A mountain castle said to have been built in 1441 (Kakitsu 1) by Yamana Sozen, the Protector of Tajima Province, whose only remains are the neatly arranged stone walls atop 353-meter Mount Takeda. After falling in 1577 (Tensho 5) during Hashiba Hideyoshi's Tajima campaign, it was held by Hideyoshi retainers Kuwayama Shigeharu and Akamatsu Hirohide in succession. In autumn and winter, the sight of …

Takeda Castle is said to have been founded in 1441 by Yamana Sozen, the military governor (shugo) of Tajima Province, atop Mount Takeda at an elevation of 353 meters. It served as a strategic stronghold for the Yamana clan's rule over the Tajima region. In 1577, the castle fell when Hashiba Hideyosh…