Ashidaka Castle was the small and plain estate of the Ashidaka family, resting against the Crane face of the eastern Seikitsu Mountains. The Ashidaka forges occupied a great deal of space within the castle walls. A shrine to Kakita laid not far from the castle. A famous stone, where Kakita Ashidaka tested the first Kakita Blade was near the shrine, and it was visited by weaponsmiths.