Kanamori Nagachika

Nagachika's father, Tadachika, had been part of the Toki clan of Mino, but had separated from them and moved to Kanamori, where he took the toponym as his new family name. Nagachika entered the service of Nobunaga. At first his holdings were in Mino, but through honourable conduct he was rewarded with Ono in Echizen, valued at 30,000 koku. He later followed Hideyoshi, and in 1585 attacked Hida. The following year he took control of it. Nagachika built Takayama Castle there, and laid out a city beneath it. He dug the River Miyagawa to resemble the Kamo in Kyoto, and altered Mt Nishiki in the East of the Takayama plain to resemble Higashiyama (literally 'eastern mountain') in Kyoto. His capital became known as 'Little Kyoto'.
Nagachika studied tea under Rikyu and Oribe, and on many occasions invited Hideyoshi and Ieyasu to his villas in Kyoto and Fushimi for tea gatherings.
The Kaneyama family ruled the Takayama area for six generations and over a century. Many of their line were people of great taste and attainment, such as Kanamori Sowa. Hida's cultural level was high.