Obama Domain Kanegasaki Battery
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History
For more information see: Obama Domain Kawasaki Battery
See also: Obama Domain Kamomegasaki Battery
Visit Notes
Kanegasaki-daiba was a daiba (battery emplacement) constructed by the Obama Domain in the Bakumatsu period to protect the port of Tsuruga. The daiba was built at near sea level rather than on top of the cape itself. It is now the site of an old railroad near the redbrick warehouses which are a tourist spot now in Tsuruga. This former depot now contains restaurants and a museum (trains and dinosaurs). There was a velociraptor in a lab coat outside for some reason. The tourist appeal of redbrick structures is somewhat lost on me as I come from a town of old red brick houses and warehouses crumbling in stagnant docklands. The Tsuruga twin depot structures were built in the early 20th century, and restored in 2015. In Tsuruga the Bakumatsu period installations are long gone.
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| Castle Profile | |
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| English Name | Obama Domain Kanegasaki Battery |
| Japanese Name | 小浜藩金ヶ崎台場 |
| Founder | Obama Domain |
| Year Founded | 1854 |
| Castle Type | Flatland |
| Castle Condition | Ruins only |
| Historical Period | Edo Period |
| Features | |
| Visitor Information | |
| Access | Tsuruga Station on the Hokuriku Main Line / Obama Line; 26 minute walk |
| Visitor Information | 24/7 free; park |
| Time Required | 10 minutes |
| Location | Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 35° 39' 44.78" N, 136° 4' 23.66" E |
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| Admin | |
| Added to Jcastle | 2023 |
| Contributor | ART |
| Admin Year Visited | Viewer Contributed |
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