Futamata Castle

What it is

• A mountain castle site located between the Tenryu and Futamata rivers.
• A designated National Historic Site maintained as a public park.
• The location where Tokugawa Ieyasu's eldest son committed ritual suicide.
• A strategic fortification abandoned around the year 1600.

What to see

• Stone walls constructed using limestone sourced from the local area.
• A stone tian-shu platform located within the main enclosure.
• Asahigaoka Shrine built on the site of the former north bailey.
• A replica well tower situated at the nearby Seiryu-ji Temple.

Getting there

• The site is a ten-minute walk from Futamata-honmachi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.