Toba Castle Site Shiroyama Park

Only ruins remain of the castle built by Kuki Yoshitaka, a naval commander who served under the sixteenth-century warlord Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The castle was built to resemble a peninsula jutting out into the sea, as one might expect of a naval commander. When Toba Elementary School, which had been built on the site of the main castle building, was moved in 2011, archeologists were able to conduct excavations for the first time, leading to the discovery of stone fences, warehouses, and part of the foundation of the living quarters on the former playground. Now the park is popular among locals and also widely known to be a place where visitors can enjoy cherry blossoms.