Japan · 15th century
The Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins (一乗谷朝倉氏遺跡, Ichijōdani Asakura-shi Iseki) are historic ruins located in the Kidonouchi section of the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. This area was controlled by the Asakura clan for 103 years during the Sengoku period. It was designated as a Special Historic Site in 1971, and in June 2007, 2,343 artifacts were designated as Important Cultural Properties.
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Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins ranks #893 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #42 of the 296 mapped in Japan. Founded 1471, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,725 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Gifu, 76 km away. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
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