Remains of Karasawasan Castle

It is a continuous 100 famous castle. It's on the top of the mountain, but you can drive to the immediate vicinity. The autumn leaves are wonderful in autumn. The stone wall is also quite tall and powerful. There were many cats.

One of the seven famous castles in the Kanto region. It is a Rengoku-style mountain castle with Kuruwa arranged in the area with the summit of Mt. Karasawa (247 meters) about 5 kilometers north of Sano city as the main enclosure. In the Sengoku period (period of Warring States), he was famous for the battle of karasawa Jo castle by masatsuna Sano, the 15th family head of the Sano clan, and he was attacked by Kenshin Uesugi for 10 degrees, but he repelled 々 and troubled Kenshin. It is characterized by the fact that a high stone wall is built, which is rare in an old castle in the Kanto region. It was selected as one of the 100 Continued Japanese Castles. It is now part of Tochigi prefectural natural park, and karasawa Jinja shrine enshrining Fujiwara no hidesato, who is said to be the Lord of the castle, is enshrined in honmaru. There are stone walls, major ridges, earthenware, horikiri, dobashi, and wells restored in the early modern times.