Established in 1614 as a shogun castle of Prince Tadateru Matsudaira. 2,200 cherry trees planted in 1909 increased to 4,000 trees by today. At the one-million-cherry-viewing party, the trees are lightening up on 3,000 paper lanterns. The appearance reflected in the water surface of a ditch is called one of the three major nocturnal views of cherry blossoms in Japan. As for the triple oar restored in 1993, you will see the documents with the relation in Takada Domain at an exhibition room on the 1st and the 2nd floor. From the view room on the 3rd floor, you will get a bird's-eye view of Takada Park.

The aquarium takes pride in its number of the best raising in Japan. Sea creatures such as nearly 100 Magellan penguins and Joe of the earless seal which stands upright position are raised in the aquarium. The Marine-Jambo water tank that is in the center of the hall with approximately 40 kinds of 2,000 fish is worth seeing.

The full-blooming lotus at Takada Park filling up the most outer moats of the Takada-jo Castle trace is regarded the greatest lotus in the Orient. During the lotus festival held annually from July to August, a wide variety of events such as a lotus observation meeting, a lotus meal section, photograph exhibits, and a lotus tea ceremony will be ready. Although most lotuses blooming along the outer moat are Japanese lotus, you will see a variety of the world lotus at the lotus garden in the north of the Nishi-bori moat.

Well known as a shogun castle of Prince Kenshin Uesugi who was a great commander at the Sengoku wartime, is designated as a National Historic Site and one of the Japan’s one-hundred top castles. The time of building the castle is unknown, but it seems to have existed already the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, approximately 600 years ago. However, it is though that the present maintained castle was done by Prince Kenshin Uesugi and Prince Kagekatsu Uesugi as well as Mr. Hori. From the main enclosure trace in approximately 180 meter above sea evel, you will overlook a mountain range surrounding the Sea of Japan and the Kubiki Plain.

A temple that Yoshikage Nagao, a grandfather of Prince Kenshin, built to pray for Yoshikage’s father, Shigekatsu, in 1497. Prince Kenshin spent here in the temple his youth days when he was 7 through 14 years old to receive teachings from the chief priest Koiku Tenshitsu. It is said that grounded abilities of Prince Kenshin, who had well educated and was a religious believer among the military commanders of Japan's Warring States period, was cultivated.