Lord
Matsudaira clan
松平氏
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Fukuchiyama Castle
福知山城
Fukuchiyama, Kyoto
CastleHilltop castle (hirayamajiro)Next 100 Fine Castles No. 156
A hilltop castle in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto. Records credit Akechi Mitsuhide with building it in 1579.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Hilltop castle (hirayamajiro)built on a low hill rising from the plainJapan Castle Foundation
- Period
- Early modern (1570s–1871)Wikidata
- Keep (tenshu)
- Exterior restoredthe outside follows historical records; the inside is a modern building, often a museumWikipedia (ja)
- Built by
- Akechi MitsuhideJapan Castle Foundation
- Built
- 1579Japan Castle Foundation
- Main lords
- Matsudaira clan, Akechi clan, Kutsuki ClanJapan Castle Foundation
- Abandoned
- 1873Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Stone walls, Wells, GatesWikipedia (ja)
- Selection
- Next 100 Fine Castles No. 156Japan Castle Foundation
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