| 1．Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins | ||||||
| The Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins (一乗谷朝倉氏遺跡, Ichijōdani Asakura-shi Iseki) are historic ruins located in the Kidonouchi section of the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. This area was controlled by the Asakura clan for 103 years during the Sengoku period. It is designated as Special Historic Site in 1971, and in June 2007 2,343 artifacts were designated as Important Cultural Property. | ||||||
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| 2．Fukui Castle | ||||||
| Fukui Castle (福井城, Fukui-jō) is a flatland-style castle located in what is now the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.[1] During the Edo period, it was the headquarters of a branch of the Matsudaira clan, who were hereditary daimyō of Fukui domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The castle was also known by the name of Kitanoshō Castle (北ノ庄城, Kitanoshō-jō), after an earlier castle built by Shibata Katsuie, over whose ruins it is partly built. | ||||||
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| Type： flatland-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1573/1606 Buildyear ： Shibata Katsuie, Yūki Hideyasu | ||||||
| 3．Kanagasaki Castle | ||||||
| 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] | ||||||
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| Type： yamashiro-style Japanese castle Builder ： Kamakura period Buildyear ： Taira no Michimori | ||||||
| 4．Genbao Castle | ||||||
| Genbao Castle (玄蕃尾城, Genbao-jō) was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the border area of what is now part of the cities of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture and Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1999.[1] | ||||||
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| Type： yamashiro-style Japanese castle Builder ： Sengoku period Buildyear ： Shibata Katsuie (?) | ||||||
| 5．Obama Castle (Wakasa Province) | ||||||
| Obama Castle (小浜城, Obama-jō) was a seaside-style castle located in what is now the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.[1] During the Edo period, it was the headquarters of a junior branch of the Sakai clan, who were hereditary daimyō of Obama Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The castle was also known by the name of Unpin Castle (雲浜城, Unpin-jō).[2] | ||||||
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| Type： seaside-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1641 Buildyear ： Sakai Tadakatsu | ||||||
| 6．Nochiseyama Castle | ||||||
| Nochiseyama Castle (後瀬山城, Nochiseyama-jō) was a Sengoku period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1997.[1] | ||||||
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| Type： yamashiro-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1522 Buildyear ： Takeda Motomitsu | ||||||
| 7．Ōno Castle (Echizen Province) | ||||||
| Ōno Castle (大野城, Ōno-jō) was a Japanese castle located in the city of Ōno, Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Built in the Sengoku period, it was occupied by a succession of daimyō of Ōno Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. | ||||||
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| Type： Japanese castle Builder ： 1580 Buildyear ： Kanamori Nagachika | ||||||
| 8．Katsuyama Castle | ||||||
| Katsuyama Castle (勝山城, Katsuyama-jō) was a Japanese castle located in the city of Katsuyama Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Built in the Sengoku period by the Shibata clan, it was occupied by a succession of daimyō of Echizen-Katsuyama Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The site is now a public park. | ||||||
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| Type： Japanese castle Builder ： 1579 Buildyear ： Shibata clan | ||||||
| 9．Echizen-Fuchū Castle | ||||||
| Echizen-Fuchū Castle (越前府中城, Echizen-Fuchū-jō) was a flatland-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The castle fell into ruins during the Sengoku period and the site was completely built over in the modern era, so nothing remains today. By its name, the original Echizen-Fuchū Castle is thought to have been built on the "Fuchū", or site of the Nara period provincial capital of Echizen Province. This fortified residence was subsequently used by the Shugo, or military governors of the province in the Heian through Kamakura period. However, with the rise of the Asakura clan to power, the center of government for Echizen Province shifted to Ichijōdani, and the Asakura appointed a local magistrate who resided at Fuchū. | ||||||
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| Type： Japanese castle | ||||||
| 10．Komaru Castle | ||||||
| Komaru Castle (小丸城, Komaru-jō) was a Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Echizen Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Built in the Sengoku period by Sassa Narimasa, the ruins are now a Fukui Prefectural Historic Site. Komaru Castle was established in 1575 Sassa Narimasa, one of Oda Nobunaga's generals. Along Maeda Toshiie and Fuwa Mitsuharu, he was charged with keeping the peace and suppressing the Ikkō-ikki in Echizen Province. | ||||||
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| Type： Japanese castle Builder ： 1575 Buildyear ： Sassa Narimasa | ||||||
| 11．Shinzenkōji Castle | ||||||
| Shinzenkōji Castle (新善光寺城, Shinzenkōji-jō) was a flatland castle located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Today, a memorial to the castle can be seen at what is now Shōgaku-ji. 35°54′09″N 136°09′49″E / 35.902445°N 136.163498°E / 35.902445; 136.163498 | ||||||
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| 12．Maruoka Castle | ||||||
| Maruoka Castle (丸岡城, Maruoka-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the Maruoka neighbourhood of the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It also called Kasumi-ga-jō (霞ヶ城, Mist Castle) due to the legend that whenever an enemy approaches the castle, a thick mist appears and hides it.[1] Built at the end of the Sengoku period, the castle was occupied by a succession of daimyō of Maruoka Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The site is now a public park noted for its sakura. The castle's relatively small tenshu (castle keep) claims to be the oldest in the country, a claim which is challenged by both Inuyama Castle and Matsumoto Castle. | ||||||
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| Type： hirayama-style Japanese castle Builder ： 1576 Buildyear ： Shibata Katsutoyo | ||||||
| 13．Maruoka Domain Battery | ||||||
| The Maruoka Domain Battery (丸岡藩砲台跡, Maruoka-han Hōdai-ato) was a Bakumatsu period coastal artillery battery erected by Maruoka Domain on the Sea of Japan coast in the Mikuni neighborhood of the Mikuni neighborhood of the city of Sakai, Fukui in the Hokuriku region of northern Japan. The ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1930.[1] It is also called the Kaji Daiba (梶台場) after its location on Kaji Bay. | ||||||
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| Type： fortification Builder ： 1852 | ||||||
| 14．Somayama Castle | ||||||
| Somayama Castle (杣山城, Somayama-jō) was a Kamakura period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the town of Nanjō (now part of the town of Minamiechizen), Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1934, with the area under protection expanded in 1979.[1] | ||||||
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| Type： yamashiro-style Japanese castle Builder ： Kamakura period Buildyear ： Minamoto no Yorichika | ||||||
| 15．Kuniyoshi Castle | ||||||
| Kuniyoshi Castle (国吉城, Kuniyoshi-jō) is a castle structure in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3][4] The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and moats.[1] In 2017, the castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.[5] 35°36′49″N 135°57′58″E / 35.61361°N 135.96611°E / 35.61361; 135.96611 | ||||||
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| Type： Mountaintop-style castle Builder ： 1556 Buildyear ： Awaya Katsuhisa | ||||||
| 16．Obama Domain Battery Sites | ||||||
| The Obama Domain Battery (小浜藩台場跡, Obama-han Hōdai-ato) was a series of 30 Bakumatsu period coastal artillery battery sites erected by Obama Domain on the Sea of Japan coast along what is now the coasts of the city of Obama and town of Ōi in the Hokuriku region of northern Japan. The ruins of these fortifications were collectively designated a National Historic Site in 2001.[1] | ||||||
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| Type： fortification Builder ： 1851 |