Kisai Castle

What it is

• A Japanese castle in Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture.
• The remaining earthworks are a designated historic site.
• Excavations revealed a rare shoji-bori moat.

What to see

• A 3-meter high earthwork is the only remaining structure.
• A stone monument for 'Shishi Castle Ruins' stands here.
• The current castle-like building is a simulated keep.
• Many Seto ware and Mino ware tea bowls were found.
• Five Somin Shorai talismans were found in a well-like structure.
• Over 30 Sengoku period graves were found at the samurai residence site.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.