is a Japanese castle

Japanese castle

' were fortresses composed primarily of wood and stone. They evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries, and came into their best-known form in the 16th century...

 in Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture

Hyogo Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Its other name is Arioka Castle. This castle located just in front of today's Itami Station

Itami Station (JR West)

is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Fukuchiyama Line in Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The station is connected to a large indoor mall to the northwest by a broad pedestrian bridge...

.

History

This castle was estimated to be constructed by Itami Clan in Nanbokucho Period. In 1574, Araki Murashige

Araki Murashige

was a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, and daimyō of Itami Castle during the late Sengoku period of the 16th century in Japanese history, in what is now Itami city in Hyōgo Prefecture....

 expanded the castle, and it became one of the biggest castles in this region. This castle fell to Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga

was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...

 in 1579. This castle was abolished by Ikeda Motosuke

Ikeda Motosuke

was a samurai commander in the Sengoku period. He was the first son of Ikeda Tsuneoki. His young brother was Ikeda Terumasa.He served Oda Nobunaga in his early years....

, a major general under Nobunaga.

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• Itami Station (Hankyu)
  Itami Station (Hankyu)
  is a train station in Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
  
   of Hankyu Itami Line
  Hankyu Itami Line
  The is a railway line of Hankyu Railway in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The line starts from Tsukaguchi Station in the city of Amagasaki and finishes at Itami Station in the city of Itami...
  
  
• Itami Station (JR West)
  Itami Station (JR West)
  is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Fukuchiyama Line in Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The station is connected to a large indoor mall to the northwest by a broad pedestrian bridge...
  
   of Fukuchiyama Line
  Fukuchiyama Line
  The is a railway line of West Japan Railway between Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Japan. Within JR West's "Urban Network" covering the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan region, the line from Osaka to Sasayamaguchi is also called the JR Takarazuka Line...