Now and in the past, this area has always been the border between Ehime and Kochi. A castle was built here during the Sengoku Era due to its geographical importance, and it’s said to be the biggest in all of Ehime.

It uses the landscape to its advantage. For example, the lord’s quarters are at the highest point of the castle so that he could survey all of Matsuno. It is said that in the Edo Period, the tower of Kagomori Castle was moved to the present-day Uwajima Castle as its moon-viewing tower. There is a theory that the tower was the same one that was used when Uwajima Castle was built, and that it was later converted into the moon-viewing tower, but is this true? There are still many mysteries surrounding Kagomori Castle, and I encourage you to look into them!