Site of Former Residence of Naoe Kanetsugu / Birthplace of Soko Yamaga

This historic site is located northwest of Tsuruga Castle. A monumental stone, bathed in sunshine through the trees, stands in a prime location from the Gamo period (1593-1627). This area, where the large residence of the chief retainer and others was once place, is where the residence of Kagekatsu Uesugi's consul, Kanetsugu Naoe, was located. The land is said to have been given by Kagekatsu Uesugi, who moved to Aizu, worth over 216 million liters of rice, as its castle lord in 1598. It was the birthplace of Soko Yamaga, a military strategist who later had a great influence on the thinkers of the late Edo period (1603-1867). Born in 1622, he is known as the man who educated the 47 samurai in the Ako incident.