Ichijodani Kojo Castle

History

Kojo Castle, which I've called Ichijodani Kojo Castle for convenience, guarded the Asakura Yakata from above and another escape route up to the mountaintop castle.

See Ichijodani: A Sengoku Period Castle Town for a detailed history and guide to Ichijodani.

Visit Notes

The photo above shows only the lowest bailey of the castle. It is the small portion just beyond the two mountains streams that converge into a small valley. The majority of the remains go straight up to the left along the steep slope. There should be a couple big trenches. I was not able to find a safe route across this valley nor up the slippery slopes that made it somewhat dangerous to try to get any closer than this distant photo. This little Bailey wouldn't be that interesting anyway, the better part would have been the horikiri above. In fact, I don't even see anyone else online who has successfully traversed up the hillside to the trenches either. If you see any good guides, routes, or photos, please share. I think there may be an alternate way to try to get at it from above too but it will require some more exploration one day when I have more time, or I'll just wait until it is better documented somewhere.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Ichijodani Kojo Castle
Japanese Name	小城
Founder	Asakura Takakage
Year Founded	1471
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	National Historic Site, Special Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Fukui Sta. (Hokuriku Line), 25min bus; or, Ichijodani Sta (Etsumihoku Line), walk
Visitor Information	Museums are open 9am-5pm; closed 12/28-1/4; museum is 100yen admission, reconstructed town is 210yen
Time Required	20 mins
Website	https://fuku-iro.jp/feature/11
Location	Fukui, Fukui Prefecture
Coordinates	36° 0' 3.82" N, 136° 18' 0.68" E
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2023
Admin Visits	May 1-2, 2023
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