Kuniyoshi Castle

Castle ruins in Hioki, Japan
Kuniyoshi Castle is located in Fukui Prefecture
Kuniyoshi Castle
Kuniyoshi Castle
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Kuniyoshi Castle is located in Japan
Kuniyoshi Castle
Kuniyoshi Castle
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TypeMountaintop-style castleSite informationOwnerAwaya clanConditionruinsSite historyBuilt1556Built byAwaya KatsuhisaDemolished1615Garrison informationPast
commandersAwaya Katsuhisa, Kimura Shigekore

Kuniyoshi Castle (国吉城, Kuniyoshi-jō) is a castle structure in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3][4]

Current

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "国吉城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ "若狭国吉城歴史資料館" (in Japanese). Mihama city official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "国吉城跡" (in Japanese). 城びと. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "国吉城跡" (in Japanese). 敦賀の歴史. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

35°36′49″N 135°57′58″E / 35.61361°N 135.96611°E / 35.61361; 135.96611

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