[Hyogo, Minami Awaji] A local guide will take you to the ruins of Shichi Castle, an important base for the Awaji Navy! A tour of key locations for Hideyoshi's army, where Kanbei Kuroda and Yoshiaki Kato, known as genius military strategists, resided.

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• Shichi Castle Ruins is said to have once been the castle of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's military strategist, Kuroda Kanbei, and Kato Yoshiaki, one of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake. This guided tour of the Shichi Castle Ruins will take you around this precious historic site, a key base for Hideyoshi's Awaji Navy, led by the representative of the Shichi Castle Preservation Society, which works tirelessly to preserve it. Located in Shichi, Minami-Awaji City, near the Seto Inland Sea and the Naruto Strait, Shichi Castle is said to have been built by Suga Izuminokami Michitada during the Kamakura period and surrendered during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attack on Awaji in 1581. From then on, it was defended by his vassal, Kuroda Kanbei (also known as Kuroda Yoshitaka), and from 1585, Kato Yoshiaki, one of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake, became the castle's lord. The Awaji Navy, based at Shichi Castle, achieved great success during Hideyoshi's conquests of Kyushu, Odawara, and Korea. There's no doubt that Awaji Island and Shichi Castle were important naval bases for Hideyoshi. However, this precious historic site, once home to Kuroda Kanbei and Kato Yoshiaki, has been engulfed in bamboo forests in recent years and is on the verge of being forgotten by local residents. Confronted with the prospect of these precious remains disappearing if nothing is done, the Shichi Castle Preservation Society, a group of local volunteers, stepped up to protect the site. For the past five years, they have been clearing the bamboo forest daily, installing entrance roads and signage, and carrying out other maintenance work to raise awareness of the Shichi Castle ruins and pass it on to future generations, not just among locals. Mr. Sekiguchi, the representative of the Shichi Castle Preservation Society, has a stronger passion for Shichi Castle than anyone else, and he will guide us on a tour of the Shichi Castle ruins! The Shichi Castle ruins are currently undergoing ongoing maintenance, and recent discoveries include wells from the castle's past and stones believed to be ancient stupas. Perhaps you, who join the tour, will discover an important relic! ■Experience schedule (for a 10:00 departure) 10:00 Meet at the parking lot (north side of Shichi Castle ruins, across the street from the main entrance of Super Marunaka *see photo below) 10:00-10:05 Use the handmade sign as a landmark to move to the remains of the Honmarudai 10:05-10:15 Guide explains the history and characteristics of Shichi Castle 10:15-10:55 After seeing the remains of the Taiko stone, turret ruins, old well, etc., walk around the moat to Ise Shrine and Shomyo-ji Temple 10:55-11:00 Return to the parking lot and disband