- Exploring Japan’s oldest surviving castle. Cover photo: Maruoka Castle, Sakai city, Fukui prefecture, Japan (2021).
- Maruoka Castle. Back to list. ... First constructed in 1576 by Shibata Katsutoyo, Mauroka Castle lays claim to being one of Japan’s last remaining castles.
- Maruoka Castle and Kasumigajo Park are accessible by bus from Fukui and Awara Onsen stations. ... Maruoka Castle is also known by many as “Mist Castle.”
- Maruoka Castle. Fukui. Maruoka-jo (1576) claims to be the oldest remaining keep in Japan. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1948, but subsequently...
- Maruoka Castle is a big concrete structure located in northern part of Fukui city which overlooks the city to a large extent as it is located in a small hilltop.
- Japanese:丸岡城(Maruoka-jou). ... After the battle of Sekigahara, the retainers of Yûki Hideyasu, lord of Kitanoshô castle, became the keepers of Maruoka.
- To access Maruoka Castle, guests can travel by train to JR Fukui station, take the local Hokuriku Line to Maruoka station, or visit via bus or car.
- Maruoka Castle, Sakai: See 356 reviews, articles, and 746 photos of Maruoka Castle, ranked No.1 on Tripadvisor among 71 attractions in Sakai.
- Peeking up over the pines and cherry blossoms in Fukui City’s central park, you’ll see the towering keep of this castle — one of the oldest in all of Japan.
- Maruoka Castle was built in 1576, when Oda Nobunaga, one of Japan's 'Three Great Unifiers,' awarded the territory then known as Echizen to Shibata Katsutoyo.