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Kanegasaki

Fukui · Tsuruga · Architecture

Japanese name: 金ヶ崎宮と敦賀の街道

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Kanegasaki
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WHAT TO DOKanegasaki

A cliff-top fortress over the bay, fought for again and again as the link between the northern sea and Kyoto.

WHEREFukui

Reinan · Tsuruga

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A cliff-top fortress over the bay, fought for again and again as the link between the northern sea and Kyoto.

About this place

Kanegasaki Castle (金ヶ崎城, Kanegasaki-jō) was a Kamakura to Nanboku-cho period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan. It was also known as Tsuruga Castle. The ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1934.

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Founded / opened:1336 Highlights / collection:Medieval castle ruins, Location overlooking the harbour Genre:Architecture

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