Built
Asakura Takakage
朝倉孝景(初代)
1428–1481
The first head of the Asakura family of Ichijodani, who used the upheaval of the Onin War to become the warlord ruling all of Echizen Province. A later, fourth-generation head had the same name.
Kumiko KorezumiCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia CommonsA mountain castle in Fukui, Fukui. It is said to have been built by Asakura Takakage.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbWikipedia (ja)
- Keep (tenshu)
- Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
- Built by
- Asakura TakakageWikipedia (ja)
- Main lords
- Asakura clan, Hasegawa Hidekazu, Niwa NagamasaWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1601Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Trench cuts (horikiri), Earthen rampartsWikipedia (ja)
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