A site traditionally associated with Kinoshita Tōkichirō (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi), who is said to have built a fortress rapidly to serve as a base for his campaign in Mino Province. The event is attributed to around Eiroku 9 (1566), but the exact date is not confirmed.
Details such as 'it was completed in one night,' 'lumber was transported by river,' and 'the Hachisuka group assembled it' lack support from contemporaneous sources. The Bukō Yawa, which is often cited as evidence, is itself the subject of controversy regarding its authenticity. The current structure was built as a local history museum and is not a reconstruction of a Hideyoshi-era keep.
The possible establishment of a military outpost at Sunomata is distinguished from the widely known details of the legend.
Certainty: Traditional accountHow far the account above is supported by the cited sources. It does not refer to the precision of the coordinates or the dating.
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