Sacheon Shenjinri Castle

In Gyeongsangnam-do, there are many remains of General Yi Sun-sin, who led the Korean navy during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea. About 15km south of Jinju City, where Kim Si-min's Battle of Jinju took place, one of the three great victories of the Imjin Waeran invasion (1597), is Sacheon Seonjin-ri Japanese Fortress, which was built by Japanese troops to capture the western areas of Gyeongsangnam-do and Jeolla-do during the Keicho Invasion (the second invasion of Korea in XNUMX).

A restored Japanese castle gate

Connected to land to the east and surrounded by sea on three sides, Sacheon Seonjin-ri Japanese Fortress is also famous for the Battle of Sacheon in October 1598, when 10 troops led by Shimazu Yoshihiro and Shimazu Tadatsune fought and repelled an allied army of tens of thousands of Chosun and Ming. The grave of the Sacheon Chosun soldiers who died in this battle is located nearby.

If you go up the stairs in the large parking lot, you will find Sacheon Seonjin-ri Japanese Fortress, covered with cherry trees.

If you go straight ahead with the Sacheon Jomyung Army Tomb, designated as Provincial Monument No. 80, on your left, you will come to a large parking lot, and if you climb the gentle stairs in front of you, you will come to Seonjin-ri Japanese Fortress (Seonjin Park). Most of the stone walls and gates of the Japanese fortress have now been restored, and more than 1 cherry trees have been planted within the fortress, making it a popular spot for cherry blossom viewing.

directions: Take an intercity bus from Jinju to Sacheon and get off at Sacheon Intercity Bus Terminal. There are not many city buses that go to Sacheon Seonjin-ri Japanese Fortress (Seonjin Park), so it is more convenient to take a regular taxi.