Murakami Castle ruins in Ichikai Town are well-preserved medieval mountain castle remains, among the best in Tochigi Prefecture. A linked-bailey mountain castle built on approximately 200m-tall Shiroyama, with moats and earthen walls clearly remaining. Shiroyama Shrine stands near the mountain summit, enshrined as the castle's guardian deity. Murakami Castle is said to have been the residence of t…

Murakami Castle was built from the late Kamakura to the Northern and Southern Courts period, serving as the Murakami clan's residence. The Murakami clan is said to be a branch of the Utsunomiya, functioning as a control base in the Naka River basin. During the Northern and Southern Courts turmoil, i…