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Takayama Castle (高山城 Takayama-jō) is a castle located in the city of Takayama Gifu Prefecture Japan. The castle was built on a mountain nearly 687 m (2254 ft) in height and had many typical castle features including a stone base earthen walls and a surrounding moat. In spite of its defensive appearance however the castle was not built for battles. Its style is similar to Azuchi Castle which was built by Oda Nobunaga.
