Iishi

Iishi lies in the wooded mountains of southern Izumo, near the borders of Iwami and Bingo. The Akana family, retainers of the Amago, held Setoyama Castle in this strategically placed district. During the Ōuchi invasion of Izumo beginning in 1542, their castle became a scene of fighting. In the Edo period, villages along the silver road supplied laborers and cattle to carry metal between Akana and Funo on the route toward Onomichi.