Kanegasaki Castle (金ヶ崎城, Kanegasaki-jō) was a Kamakura to Nanboku-cho period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan. It was also known as Tsuruga Castle. The ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1934.[1] | ||||||
Type: yamashiro-style Japanese castle | ||||||
Built: Kamakura period | ||||||
Builder: Taira no Michimori | ||||||