Ruin
Kuniyoshi Castle
🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century
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.
Kuniyoshi Castle ranks #5,515 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #264 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1556, it is older than 38% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 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 71 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Kansai. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Kuniyoshi Castle?
Kuniyoshi Castle stands in Japan, at 35.61361°, 135.96611°.
When was Kuniyoshi Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1556. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kuniyoshi Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,515 of 8,134 worldwide, and #264 in Japan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Kuniyoshi Castle?
Kanegasaki Castle, about 11 km away.
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