Japan · 16th century
Kuniyoshi Castle ranks #5,885 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #261 of the 295 mapped in Japan. Founded 1556, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Hikone, 46 km away. It is one of the 69 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Kansai. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
Kuniyoshi Castle (国吉城, Kuniyoshi-jō) is a castle structure in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls and moats. In 2017, the castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.
Text adapted from “Kuniyoshi Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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