Nestled near the peak of Mount Gagyu, at an impressive elevation of 430 meters, lies the awe-inspiring ‘Mountain Castle in the Sky’ known as Bitchu Matsuyama Castle. This magnificent castle is in the Takahashi City of the Okayama Prefecture in Japan. It is the only mountain castle in Japan that still boasts an original castle tower. Originally built on Omatsuyama Peak in 1240 by Akiba Shigenobu Saburo, the castle was later expanded to Komatsuyama Peak. By 1683, under the leadership of Mizunoya Katsumune, the castle was finally completed and has since become an important landmark in the Bitchu …