Fukui Castle was built by Yuki Hideyasu, Fukui’s first lord of the Edo Period. The main citadel, which once stood on the grounds we see today, was surrounded by a quadruple moat, as well as secondary fortifications at Ninomaru and Sannomaru. The high stone walls that protected this castle were made with meticulously cut and stacked shakudani stone blocks, each carved to be roughly the same size. This colorful stone was also used to create the castle’s irrigation ditches, cornerstones, and tiles.

PeriodThe Edo period (the19th century)