Tatebayashi-jo — The Stronghold of Sakakibara Yasumasa, One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Tokugawa(Kozuke, Present-day Gunma)
The Main Enclosure Ruins — Easy to Miss Unless You Look Carefully Hello, I’m Shi ...
The Chiba Clan was Descendants of Heike— Motosakura-jo (Shimofusa Province, Chiba)
I was immediately welcomed by the Chiba clan’s arrow shield (yatate) at the entr ...
Captivated by Multiple Koguchi and Umadashi — Oda-jo (Hitachi Province, Ibaraki)
A beautifully maintained castle site — well worth seeing at least once! Hello, t ...
Only a stone monument remains…— Ōda-jo (Hitachi Province, Ibaraki)
I couldn’t find anything that clearly looked like castle remains… Hello, this is ...
Though its builder and early history remain unclear, it is nonetheless an impressive renkaku-style hilltop castle— Masuo-jo (Shimofusa Province, Chiba)
A compact yet impressive hilltop castle that can be explored in under 30 minutes ...
Feeling the weight of history in the weathered Yagura-mon Gate — Tsuchiura-jo (Hitachi Province, Ibaraki)
One of “The Additional 100 Castles of Japan”,also known by the nickname Kijō (“T ...
Usui-jō: The Main Stronghold of the Hara Clan That Repelled the Armies of Uesugi Kenshin(Shimofusa Province, Chiba)
A Bamboo-Grove Hill-and-Plains Castle — Usui-jō Hello, I’m Shin. On Friday, Apri ...
Moroto-jō: An Earthen Fortification with Dry Moats Overlooking Lake Inbanuma (Shimofusa Province, Chiba)
A Hidden Gem of a Castle Within Inbanuma Park Hello, I’m Shin. On Thursday, Apri ...