It seemed that it was the second most magnificent and gorgeous castle for the Japanese next to the one built by Nobunaga ODA on Mt. Azuchi, and that it was more famous than any other castle in Japan.
それは日本人にとって豪壮華麗にもので、信長が安土山に建てたものにつぎ、この明智の城ほど有名なものは天下にないほどであった。