• Maruoka Castle (丸岡城, Maruoka-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the Maruoka neighbourhood of the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, in the...
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    Maruoka Castle in Fukui city is an enchanting experience and wonderful opportunity to enjoy ancient Japan, surrounded by beautiful nature.
  • Maruoka-jo was Built by Shibata Katsutoyo, nephew of Shibata Katsuie, in 1576. The castle had 17 lords until the Meiji Restoration including Aoyama Shurinsuke...
  • In Sakai City, where Maruoka Castle calls home, the folks there love their castle so much — they’ve been taking care of it for ages!
  • Maruoka Castle is one of a small distinguished group of just 12 Japanese castles that have survived intact from the Edo period.
  • Large, impressive castles are cool, but the smaller Maruoka Castle felt more real in comparison. The inside of the castle was relatively simple.
  • From Fukui station, take Keifuku Bus 32 Maruoka Line to Maruoka-Chuo Shotengai. Then, walk four minutes to Maruoka Castle. By car.
  • In addition, the castle keep’s roof is covered with stone tiles. Out of the twelve original castle towers in Japan, Maruoka Castle is the only one with this feature.
  • It is evident that, like many other castles, Maruoka Castle has it’s root in the Sengoku period, a time of great internal conflict and civil war in Japan.