Since Nanbu Nobunao built a castle at Keicho period and Nanbu Shigenao entered at building starting in 1633 36 years later, it was seigneur's castle resided in generation after generation. Granite made in Morioka was used for a stone wall, and it was different depending on built time, how to ship is seen. Fresh green of a cherry tree and early summer, the autumnal tints of the autumn and taste in each season are shown in spring, and it's a place by the relaxation of Morioka-shi people. One of Japan's top 100 castles.