A local guide will guide you to the ruins of Shichi Castle, an important base for the Awaji Navy! A tour of Hideyoshi's key military bases (Minami Awaji, Hyogo), where the genius military strategist Kanbei Kuroda and one of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake, Yoshiaki Kato, were stationed.

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Located in Shichi, Minami Awaji City, close to 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 was surrendered during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attack on Awaji in 1581. After that, it was defended by his vassal Kuroda Kanbei (Kuroda Yoshitaka), and from 1585 Kato Yoshiaki, one of the Shizugatake Seven Spears, became the lord of the castle.

The Awaji Navy, with Shichi Castle as one of its bases, achieved great success during Hideyoshi's invasions of Kyushu, Odawara, and Korea, and there is no doubt that Awaji Island and Shichi Castle were important naval bases for Hideyoshi.

However, this precious historic site, where Kuroda Kanbei and Kato Yoshiaki once resided, has been engulfed in bamboo forests in recent years and is on the verge of being forgotten by local residents. At that time, local volunteers stepped up, fearing that the precious remains would disappear if things continued as they were. In order to make the Shichi Castle ruins known to many people, not just locals, and to pass on the story to future generations, they have been clearing the bamboo forest every day since about five years ago and carrying out maintenance work such as installing entrance roads and signs. This tour of the Shichi Castle ruins will be guided by Mr. Sekiguchi, the representative of the Shichi Castle Preservation Society, who has a stronger passion for Shichi Castle than anyone else!

The Shichi Castle ruins are currently undergoing development, and recently a number of remains have been discovered, including wells from that time and stones that appear to be old stupas.

Perhaps by joining the tour you might discover an important artifact!

■Start time ① 10:00-11:00
②11:00-12:00
3) 13:00-14:00
④14:00-15:00
⑤15:00-16:00

■Time required: Approximately 1 hour

■ Capacity
Limited to one group per day (1-6 people)

■Price: 3,760 yen per person (minimum 1 to maximum 6 people)

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■Experience schedule (for departure at 10:00)
10:00 Meet at the parking lot (north side of Shichi Castle ruins, across the street from the main entrance of Marunaka Supermarket *see photo below)
10:00-10:05 Follow the handmade sign to the remains of the Honmarudai
10:05-10:15 Guide explains the history and features of Shichi Castle
10:15-10:55 After seeing the remains of the Taiko Stone, the remains of the tower, and the old well, we walk around the moat to Ise Shrine and Shomyo-ji Temple.
10:55-11:00 Return to the parking lot and disband