In December 1489, the third year of Chōkyō, South Ezo land, Victory Mountain Manor.
In the Tsugaru Strait in December, there were still no signs of freezing. Vast birch forests covered the mountains on the north coast of the strait, with a light dusting of snow over the forests and mountains. In the valley between the mountains, a long river quietly flowed westward, merging into the vast sea.
The valley in the mountains was long and flat, and the continuous mountain forests cleared away here. On the thin layer of snow, stood a village of Wa People style, along with two Japanese-style castles in the mountain, commonly called "Castles." Of course, in this barren and cold Ezo land, the two small castles had no tenshu, their structure was quite low, and thus could also be called "Halls."
