Kuniyoshi Castle

Kuniyoshi Castle (国吉城, Kuniyoshi-jō) is a castle structure in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3][4]

Kuniyoshi Castle
国吉城
Mihama, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Stone wall of Awaya's residence
TypeMountaintop-style castle
Site information
OwnerKakiya clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1556
Built byKakiya Katsuhisa
Demolished1615
Garrison information
Past
commanders		Kakiya Katsuhisa, Kimura Shigekore

Current

The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and moats.[1] In 2017, the castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.[5]

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References
  1. "国吉城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. "若狭国吉城歴史資料館" (in Japanese). Mihama city official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. "国吉城跡" (in Japanese). 城びと. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. "国吉城跡" (in Japanese). 敦賀の歴史. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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