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Fukui · Echizen

Echizen-Fuchū Castle

越前府中城

Echizen, Fukui

CastleFlatland castle (hirajiro)

A flatland castle in Echizen, Fukui. Records credit Maeda Toshiie with building it in 1575.

Basic information

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Type: Castle
Setting: Flatland castle (hirajiro)built on flat ground, defended by moatsWikipedia (ja)
Keep (tenshu): Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
Built by: Maeda ToshiieWikipedia (ja)
Built: 1575Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords: Maeda Toshinaga, Aoki Kazunori, Kimura Shigekore, Honda TomimasaWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned: 1872Wikipedia (ja)
Remains to see: Stone walls, GatesWikipedia (ja)

People of this castle

Built

Maeda Toshiie

前田利家

1539–1599

A warlord born in Arako, Owari Province (today's Aichi Prefecture), who served Oda Nobunaga. Granted Noto in 1581, he became lord of Kanazawa Castle in 1583 and built its keep and high stone walls. He was the founder of the Maeda family of Kaga.

Lord

Maeda Toshinaga

前田利長

1562–1614

Eldest son of Maeda Toshiie and second head of the Maeda family of Kaga. He sided with the Tokugawa around the Battle of Sekigahara, and after retiring he built Takaoka Castle in 1609 and founded the town of Takaoka.

Lord

Aoki Kazunori

青木一矩

1541–1600

Lord

Kimura Shigekore

木村重茲

1600–1595

Lord

Honda Tomimasa

本多富正

1572–1649

Castles nearby

Shinzenkōji Castle0.4 km · No keep recorded

Komaru Castle5.6 km · Not yet confirmed

Somayama Castle12.1 km · Not yet confirmed

Makiyama Castle15.4 km · Not yet confirmed

Ichijodani Asakura Family Historic Ruins16 km · No keep was built

Kitanosho Castle18 km · Not yet confirmed

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Sources

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Wikipedia「越前府中城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked: 2026-10-03
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Wikidata Q2968192WikidatawikidataChecked: 2026-10-03

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