Yuki
Fukui Castle
福井城
| Founder | Yuki Hideyasu |
| Year | 1601 |
| Type | Flatland |
| Condition | Ruins |
| 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 donjon 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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