Yashima Castle

Japanese: 屋島城 - やしまじょう

An ancient Korean-style mountain castle located in the northern ridge of Yashima, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. It is a nationally designated historic site. An article from 667 in the "Nihon Shoki" mentions the construction of Yashima Castle in Yamada County, Sanuki Province, and it was built for domestic defense after the defeat in the Battle of Baekgang in 663. Until the Middle Ages, Yashima was an island surrounded by steep cliffs, and at an altitude of about 100m, there is a stone rampart measuring 45m in length, 15m wide at the base and 12m high on the outside and 2m high on the inside, as well as traces believed to be the remains of a water gate. → Takayasu Castle

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Japanese:

香川県高松市屋島の北嶺にある古代朝鮮式山城(さんじょう)。国指定史跡。《日本書紀》の667年の記事に讃岐国山田郡の屋島城などを築くとあり，663年の白村江(はくそんこう)の戦で敗れたのち国内防備のために築造された。中世まで屋島は切り立った絶壁に囲まれた島で，標高100m前後の地点に基底部幅約15m，高さ外側約12m・内側約２mの石塁(せきるい)総延長45mのほか，水門跡と推定される痕跡などがある。→高安城

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