The site of the Takeda family's former residence is now a shrine to Takeda Shingen, one of the greatest warlords in the Sengoku Period, who was often called "The Tiger of Kai." Shingen did not build any castles, saying, "men are your castle, men are your castle walls, men are your moats," thus placing faith in his men rather than in fortifications. As such, not even Tsutsujigasaki is formally called a castle, and Shingen never built any other castles. The Taisho Emperor commissioned a shrine to be built on the ruins of Tsutsujigasaki to honor Shingen in 1915, in a move to honor those who had died in war.
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