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Fukui · Katsuyama

Murokoyama Castle

村岡山城

Katsuyama, Fukui

CastleMountain castle (yamajiro)

A mountain castle in Katsuyama, Fukui. Built around 1574, according to the sources below.

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Type
Castle
Setting
Mountain castle (yamajiro)built on a mountain; expect a climbWikidata
Period
Early modern (1570s–1871)Wikidata
Keep (tenshu)
Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
Built
1574Wikipedia (ja)
Main lords
Katsumasa ShibataWikipedia (ja)
Abandoned
1580Wikipedia (ja)
Remains to see
Baileys / enclosures (kuruwa), Earthen ramparts, Moats, Trench cuts (horikiri), Vertical moats (tatebori), Fortified gateways (koguchi)Wikipedia (ja)

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Castles nearby

Katsuyama Castle1.8 km · No keep recordedŌno Castle10.2 km · Modern reconstructionMatsuoka Fortified Manor House19 km · Not yet confirmedIchijodani Asakura Family Historic Ruins20.5 km · No keep was builtFujishima Castle21.3 km · No keep recordedMakiyama Castle22 km · Not yet confirmed

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Sources

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    Wikipedia「村岡山城」Wikipedia日本語版wikipediaChecked:
  2. 2
    Wikidata Q48758360WikidatawikidataChecked:

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