Fukui Castle (福井城, Fukui-jō) was a hill top castle located at Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan. It was burned to the ground in 1657.

Fukui Castle
福井城
Ibaraki, Osaka in Japan
Plateau under the inner citadel.
Fukui Castle is located in Osaka Prefecture
Fukui Castle
Fukui Castle
Fukui Castle is located in Japan
Fukui Castle
Fukui Castle
Coordinates34°51′5.018″N 135°33′1.44″E / 34.85139389°N 135.5504000°E / 34.85139389; 135.5504000
TypeMountain castles
Site history
Builtunknown
In use1528 (1528)
Blue line indicates castle area.本丸跡 indicates the place where there was the Honmaru

Literature edit

  • 『日本城郭大系(第12巻、大阪・兵庫)』 新人物従来社, Mar.,1981 (Japanese)
  • 『わがまち茨木(城郭編)』 茨木市教育委員会, Mar.,1987 (Japanese)
  • De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.

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