The castle was never used as a noble residence but served as a safe place to keep agricultural produce and shelter wayfarers.
All that now remains is a single tower, a poor monument to a long history of noble residences on the site.
In general it follows the example of French noble and royal residences.
It is home to a medieval rocca (fortress), turned into a noble residence in the late 18th century.
In the 18th century it ceased to serve as a noble residence and fell into a state of disrepair before being renovated in 1823.
It is a representative of an official noble residence at the beginning of the Shōwa period.
The castle's end as a noble residence finally came in the late 17th century, and it was eventually given into state care in 1935.
Thus, it is found mainly on noble residences and public buildings.
It is known from 1091, initially as a fortified noble residence.
It houses a castle, perhaps of Roman origins, turned into a noble residence in the 17th-18th centuries.