Masuyama Castle

#thingstodo Masuyama Castle is a nationally designated historic site and has been recognized as one of Japan's 100 Famous Castles. During the Sengoku period, it was the residence of the Jimbo clan, but it was destroyed by Uesugi Kenshin. After that, the castle changed hands from Uesugi to Sasa to Maeda and became an abandoned castle in the early Edo period. Masuyama Castle is not very high at around 130 meters above sea level, so you can reach the main castle without much difficulty. However, the castle area is very large and there are detailed information boards, so I think it will take about 2 hours to see everything. I thought it was a great mountain castle for beginners and children to explore, as there was no need to climb a difficult mountain path and it was well maintained. There are many remains characteristic of mountain castles, such as many kuruwa, horikiri, vertical moats, horizontal moats, cut banks, and earthworks. I felt that Yamashiro was a very practical person. The problem is that you can't see much of the scenery