The remains of Hitoyoshi Castle, which was governed by the Sagara clan for approximately seven hundred years, from Kenkyu 9 (1198) during the Kamakura period until the Meiji Restoration. The stone walls that rise along the clear waters of the Kumagawa River are beautiful reflected in the surface, and the technique of outward-curving stone walls known as Musha-gaeshi is a highlight. Designated a Na…

Hitoyoshi Castle traces its origins to 1198, when Sagara Nagayori entered Kuma District as its jito (military land steward) and is said to have established his stronghold there. Over the following centuries, the Sagara clan maintained dominance over the Kuma region through the Kamakura, Muromachi, a…