Japan Castle Atlas

Asakura clan

朝倉氏

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The narrow, mountain-ringed valley of Ichijodani, September 2024. The Asakura warlords' residence and their entire castle town lay buried here.

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Fukui, Fukui

Ichijodani Asakura Family Historic Ruins

一乗谷城

The castle was on the mountaintop; the lord, his retainers and townspeople lived on the valley floor below. An entire Sengoku-era castle town came out of the ground here.

Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 34CastleMountain

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LordRecord source: jokaku

The narrow, mountain-ringed valley of Ichijodani, September 2024. The Asakura warlords' residence and their entire castle town lay buried here.

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Fukui, Fukui

Ichijodani Asakura Family Historic Ruins

一乗谷城

The castle was on the mountaintop; the lord, his retainers and townspeople lived on the valley floor below. An entire Sengoku-era castle town came out of the ground here.

Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 34CastleMountain

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BuiltRecord source: wikipedia

Kanegasaki Castle

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Tsuruga, Fukui

Kanegasaki Castle

金ヶ崎城

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LordRecord source: wikipedia

Makiyama Castle

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Fukui, Fukui

Makiyama Castle

槇山城

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LordRecord source: wikipedia

Daishōji CastleCastleNo photo of this castle yet

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Kaga, Ishikawa

Daishōji Castle

大聖寺城

LordRecord source: wikipedia

Daikokumaru CastleCastleNo photo of this castle yet

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Fukui, Fukui

Daikokumaru Castle

大黒丸城

LordRecord source: wikipedia

Hiyato CastleCastleNo photo of this castle yet

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Kaga, Ishikawa

Hiyato Castle

日谷城

LordRecord source: wikipedia

Tajima Asakura CastleCastleNo photo of this castle yet

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Yabu, Hyogo

Tajima Asakura Castle

朝倉城

LordRecord source: wikipedia