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- Maruoka Castle is one of just twelve castles in Japan which has managed to keep its original tenshu.
- At the bottom of the hill there is a small history museum with displays related to the lords of Maruoka castle (admission included in castle ticket).
- Maruoka Castle is one of a small distinguished group of just 12 Japanese castles that have survived intact from the Edo period.
- 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!
- Large, impressive castles are cool, but the smaller Maruoka Castle felt more real in comparison. The inside of the castle was relatively simple.
- 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.
- From Fukui station, take Keifuku Bus 32 Maruoka Line to Maruoka-Chuo Shotengai. Then, walk four minutes to Maruoka Castle. By car.
- 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.
- Rustic, Old-Styled Construction. Maruoka Castle was built in 1576 by Shibata Katsutoyo, nephew of the famed warrior Shibata Katsuie.
