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Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kasugayama Castle is the remains of a Sengoku period mountain castle in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, and is particularly known as the residence of Uesugi Kenshin (then a member of the Nagao clan). Built on the ridge of Mount Kasugayama at an elevation of approximately 180 meters, the "mountain castle" boasts numerous enclosures, earthworks, moats, and gates...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Takada Park (Takada Castle Ruins Park) is a castle park located in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, and is centered around the site of Takada Castle from the Edo period. The park's landscape, with its moats (outer and inner) and earthworks, forms the foundation of the park, and in spring, approximately 4,000 cherry trees bloom in full bloom...