Oshi Castle Ruins & Gyoda City Local Museum

The "floating castle" that held out against Ishida Mitsunari's flooding siege in 1590, made famous by the film "The Floating Castle". The rebuilt three-storey turret is part of the city museum.

Japan Heritage component (Gyoda tabi storehouse town)

Nearby

• Gyoda Tabi Storehouse Town ≈ 15 min by car
• Sakitama Kofun Park ≈ 20 min by car
• Ancient Lotus Park & Rice Paddy Art ≈ 25 min by car
• Tsutsujigaoka Park (Tatebayashi) ≈ 40 min by car
• Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park ≈ 45 min by car

Travel times are rough estimates by car.

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Getting there

15 min walk from Gyodashi Station (Chichibu Railway), south exit; or city loop bus from JR Gyoda Station

Fee

Castle grounds free; museum adults ¥200

Good to know

Museum 9:00–16:30 (last entry 16:00); closed Mondays (open on holidays), the day after a holiday, the 4th Friday and over New Year

Time needed

1 h

Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info