Retelling the town's history through Yorii Sengoku Bar.

The first Yorii Sengoku Bar began with Hachigata Castle as its theme. Yorii is a small, nature-rich town in northwestern Saitama, between the Chichibu mountains and the Kanto plain, with the Arakawa running through its center. But it is not simply an ordinary town. Deep history is spread throughout it.

Perhaps even local residents have not fully noticed that history. Yorii Sengoku Bar was conceived as a place where people can talk enjoyably and deepen their understanding little by little. The first theme was Hachigata Castle because it is the best entrance into the town's Sengoku history.

Upcoming events are in preparation

This blog currently treats the return of Yorii Sengoku Bar, Hachigata Castle tours, and talks in Tokyo or Yorii as future plans. Specific dates and venues are not yet fixed, so this page will not insert uncertain details. It states clearly that preparations are underway and will announce confirmed information on note and social channels.

What should sit at the center of events

The goal is not only to communicate historical facts correctly. This blog uses four axes: peaceful governance in the Sengoku era, leadership, regional renewal, and why the Hojo matter now. Yorii Sengoku Bar and Hachigata Castle tours should turn those axes into on-site experience.

The distance from the Hojo Festival can also become dialogue

At Yorii's annual Hojo Festival, visitors can see warrior processions and swordplay. At the same time, the historical fact that Hachigata Castle saw no large battle and ended in a bloodless surrender creates some distance. This blog does not reject the festival. Rather, it wants to connect it to opportunities to communicate the original Hojo thought of governance that protects people.

Outreach toward ten years ahead

Events should not end as short-term audience gathering. They can connect articles on note, excerpts on Threads, short videos, tour maps, conversations, and, in the long term, movement toward dramatizing Hojo Ujikuni as a protagonist. Real gatherings will be built as footholds for carrying Yorii's history beyond the town.