Fukui Castle
福井城
| Founder | Yuki Hideyasu |  |
| Year | 1601 | |
| Type | Flatland | |
| Condition | Ruins | |
| Admin's Rating | ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ | |
| Location | Fukui City, Fukui Pref. | |
| Map | Google Map | |
| Access | Fukui Sta. (Hokuriku Line), 5 minute walk | |
| Visited | June 13, 2006 | |
| Notes | Just a short walk from the station, it's worth the trip if you are there and have time. | |
| History |
Yuki Hideyasu, the second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, was awarded the area of Kitanosho for his efforts in the Battle of Sekigahara. Hideyasu built his castle just to the North of Shibata's Kitanosho Castle. In 1624 Matsudaira Tadamasa became lord of Kitanosho and renamed it Fukui. The 4 level 5 story main keep burned down in a great fire in 1669 but the castle itself existed until the Meiji Restoration. The picture above is of the moat and stone walls of the Honmaru. |
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bryanbaier
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February 13, 2012 at 10:05 PM
Only a couple of walls and a part of the moat remain. The rest of the grounds have been taken over by the prefectural government buildings. If you have a long stop over in Fukui than it is way better than waiting around on the platform for your next train, otherwise don't go out of your way for it
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RaymondW
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August 08, 2011 at 08:10 PM
If you are passing through Fukui City and like ishigaki, this is one castle ruin worth visiting. The ishigaki surrounding the honmaru and its water moat are intact. As mentioned below by Furinkazan, the local authorities have also rebuilt a wooden bridge. As I was taking photos of the stone walls, one of the police officers who patrolled the area (the City Police Headquarters and the Prefectural Office are now in the original honmaru), gave me a brochure about the castle. Pretty cool stuff. The site is a mere five minutes from the JR Fukui Station. This site is worth a 2-star for its ishigaki and the reconstructed bridge.
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Eric
October 18, 2010 at 10:42 PM
I've seen pictures of the new wooden bridge but I would love to see it in person!
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furinkazan
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October 18, 2010 at 06:08 PM
After Maruoka i had some time left for visiting Fukui.(my hotel is just next to the trainstation)Normally i don't visit castleruins, but i have to say that this one is interesting. There are some panels around the moat(in english too)telling the story of Fukui-city and -castle. In 2008 the Oroka-bridge was restored to celebrate the 400 years of Fukui-castle. It is a covered bridge and for this i give 2 stars.
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Fukui City, Fukui Pref.
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