Remains of Yoshimori Wada

There are small hills on both sides of the mountain climbing Mochi Isaka at the border between Saido and Bessho.
The local people call the area around this area "Wadayama".
This is because there is a legend that Yoshimori Wada, who was in a key position in the Kamakura Shogunate, established a gateway using this steep slope.
Near this "Wadayama", there is a legend called "The revenge of Yoshimori Wada", but the details are unknown.
In addition, there is a large mound in Wadayama, and it is said that there was something called Shuzuka in Amazakedai.
It is said that Yoshimori Wada was trusted by Yoritomo, and was appointed as the chief officer of the samurai office, a government office that puts together samurai, and created forts to protect Kamakura in various places.
The hills that include this rugged Wadayama would have been a convenient terrain for use as a checkpoint.
And the "Kamakurashita Road" passing here was an important road connecting to the northern Kanto and Oshu, which is the current Tohoku region through Musashi no Kuni, so along this road, Yoshimori Wada There are many legends that a gateway and fort have been set up.
It is said that the main place was a large castle built by Yoshimori Wada, called "Sekijo" near housing complex Noba.
From the north to the west side of Seki Castle, the "Kamakura Underground Road" passes through the upper reaches of the Maarai River, so this area was an important place as a checkpoint to protect Kamakura.
Kanazawa Ward andSakae Ward.
In particular, the legend that Wada's child, Saburo Asahina, made a breakthrough of Asahina in one night is famous.
The Azuma Kagami, which was made in the Kamakura period, does not write Yoshimori Wada very well, but looking at the legend of this archeological site distribution, he was really a very smart strategist. You can see that.

This is a story recorded in "Hometown Konan's Old Story".
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