Mount Komaki

Mount Komaki
小牧山
Mount Komaki
Highest point
Elevation85.9 m (282 ft)
Geography
LocationKomaki, Aichi, Japan
Climbing
Easiest routehiking
Komakiyama Castle
小牧山城
Komaki, Aichi, Japan
faux donjon of Komakiyama Castle
Site information
Typeyamashiro-style Japanese castle
Controlled byOda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu
ConditionRuins; only earthwork walls and dry moat remain
Location
Komakiyama Castle
Komakiyama Castle
Coordinates35°17′33″N 136°54′49″E / 35.29250°N 136.91361°E / 35.29250; 136.91361
Site history
Built1563
Built byOda Nobunaga

Mount Komaki (小牧山, Komakiyama) is an 86 m-high (282 ft) mountain located in the city of Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At one point, the mountain was topped with the original Komakiyama Castle, built by Oda Nobunaga. Its base stretches for nearly 600 m (1,969 ft) from east to west, and 400 m (1,312 ft) from north to south, covering an area of approximately 21 ha (52 acres). The mountain is now a historical park, containing various castle ruins, including water wells and stone walls, in addition to artifacts dating further back. Though known for the sakura trees, the northern part of the mountain is home to many Machilus thunbergii trees. This is the only spot in the surrounding area where these trees occur naturally. The reproduction of Komakiyama Castle was built in 1967 and houses the Komaki City Historical Museum.