- Maruoka Castle is located in Sakai city about 10 km north-northeast of the center of Fukui city. This castle is one of the 12 castles that original buildings are kept.
- Oldest Real Castles in Japan. Maruoka Castle (丸岡城), aka Kasumiga Castle, is one of 12 existed remaining castles which built in Sengoku era.
- Maruoka Castle is an especially valuable castle in that it has the oldest surviving tower that has earned its status as a National Important Cultural Property.
- While you can theoretically take a local train from there to Maruoka Station, the castle is a 30-minute walk (or a ride on an infrequent bus) from there.
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- Exploring Japan’s oldest surviving castle. Cover photo: Maruoka Castle, Sakai city, Fukui prefecture, Japan (2021).
- Maruoka Castle is a hirayama fashion Japanese fort located within the Maruoka neighbourhood of the town of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, inside the Hokuriku...
- 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.
- Maruoka Castle (日本語: 丸岡城) bir turistik, içinde Kaleler biridir Maruoka , Japonya . Bu bulunur: Nagoya 'dan 367 km , Osaka 'dan 530 km , Kobe 'dan 580 km .
- The last researches at the Maruoka castle have revealed that its main keep was built at least 48 years later than it was originally believed.