Overview
A castle site in Yatsushiro, completed in 1622, with stone walls and moat remaining.
About this place
The ruins of the castle that Kato Masakata newly built in Yatsushiro after Mugishima Castle collapsed in a great earthquake in the 5th year of Genna. The main enclosure had a large keep (4 layers, 5 stories), a small keep (2 layers, 2 stories), 7 turrets and more, and the stone walls were built of limestone. The Matsui clan ruled it until the castle was abandoned in 1870 (Meiji 3). It is now developed as a citizens' park, with the stone walls and moats of the keep base and the main enclosure remaining. It was designated a national historic site in 2014 (Heisei 26) and is also a famous cherry blossom spot.
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