Hagyu Castle

  The Hagyu Castle was owned by the Kokubun the 11th, the Date family’s vassal, for about 210 years.  The castle was Hirajiro (castles built on a hill in a plain) and it was Fukukaku styled castle of the middle age.  It is quite large, as the main compound alone is 145m long north to south, 77m long east to west, and has 11,165 square meters.
  In the sixth year of Tenju-era (1380), when Date Muneto had Okitama region under his rule, the vassal, Kokubun Masanobu, was gifted the Hagyu territory and built the castle, In the 19th year of Tensho-era (1591), Date Masamune transferred his territory from Yonezawa to Iwadeyama (Ohsaki City, Miyagi Prefecture ) as Oshu punishment from Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Kokubun left this land under Masamune's’ orders.
  In the western area, the water moat still remains almost perfectly. As for the earthwork fortification, most of it on the western side and a part in the southern area remains, and it is specifically said that a watchtower was standing in the corner west-south.
  In March 1987 the castle was designated as the Cultural Property Historic Site of the town.
  Furthermore, in its vicinity, a lake construction monument dedicated for the water for agriculture (Tamaki swamp), a monument that tells the story of a once standing primary school, and a service monument dedicated to Kurosawa Chotaro, whose hard work for the village was recognized by the mayor in a prefecture-assembly, can be seen.

  The style of the castle was Hirajiro (castles built on a hill in a plain) whereas Kuruwa (walls of a castle) styles included Fukukaku style (second compound and third compound surround the main compound at the center).