Kanegasaki Castle Ruins & Kanegasaki-gu Shrine
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April — at its best. Hanakae Festival among the cherry blossoms, April 1–15.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-15.
Castle ruins on a small hill overlooking Tsuruga Bay. A battlefield of the Nanboku-cho wars, it is also known as the scene of Oda Nobunaga's desperate 'Kanegasaki retreat'. Kanegasaki-gu Shrine at its foot has about 400 cherry trees.
Nearby
- Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum ≈ 10 min by car
- Kehi Jingu Shrine ≈ 15 min by car
- Kehi no Matsubara Pine Grove ≈ 15 min by car
- Mizushima Island ≈ 25 min by car
- Mikata Five Lakes & Rainbow Line Summit Park ≈ 45 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- April — Hanakae Festival among the cherry blossoms, April 1–15
- Getting there
- About 8 min on the Gurutto Tsuruga loop bus from JR Tsuruga Sta. to 'Kanegasakigu'
- Good to know
- Free parking at the shrine (30 cars)
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info