Kanagasaki Castle

[1] Kanegasaki Castle is located on a small hill with an elevation of 86 meters above sea level in the northeastern part of the city of Tsuruga.A fortification was first constructed here by Taira no Michimori (1153-1184) while fighting against Kiso Yoshinaka in the Genpei War.All that remains at present are the remnants of stone and earthen enclosures, dry moats and the foundations of the central building and gate.[3] Another battle was the Siege of Kanegasaki (1570) when the Oda Nobunaga led a failed attack against the forces of the Asakura clan.The castle ruins are about seven minutes by car from Tsuruga Station on the JR West Hokuriku Main Line.
TsurugaFukui PrefectureJapanese castleKamakura periodKamakuraSengoku periodsNational Historic Site of JapanNanboku-choTsurugaHokuriku regionHonshuNational Historic SiteKiso YoshinakaGenpei WarenclosuresShinto shrineKanegasaki-guMeiji periodSiege of KanegasakiNitta YoshisadaAshikaga TakaujiSomayama CastleNitta YoshiakiPrince TakanagaSiege of Kanegasaki (1570)Oda NobunagaAsakura clanToyotomi HideyoshiTsuruga StationJR WestHokuriku Main LineList of Historic Sites of Japan (Fukui)