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. 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.
| Fukui Castle | |
|---|---|
福井城 | |
| Fukui, Fukui, Japan | |
The surviving moat and lower walls of the castle, with the Fukui prefectural office present on the site of the castle keep | |
Fukui Castle Fukui Castle | |
| Coordinates | 36°03′56″N 136°13′15″E |
| Type | flatland-style Japanese castle |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Shibata clan, Matsudaira clan |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1573/1606 |
| Built by | Shibata Katsuie, Yūki Hideyasu |
| In use | Sengoku period - 1889 |
| Materials | wood, stone |
| Demolished | 1871 |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Shizugatake |
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