| Maruoka Castle 丸岡城 | |
|---|---|
| Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan | |
 Donjon of Maruoka Castle | |
  Maruoka Castle 丸岡城  Maruoka Castle 丸岡城 | |
| Coordinates | 36°09′08″N 136°16′20″E / 36.152347°N 136.272097°E |
| Type | hirayama-style Japanese castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1576 |
| Built by | Shibata Katsutoyo |
| In use | Sengoku-Edo period |
| Demolished | 1871 |
Maruoka Castle (丸岡城, Maruoka-jō) is a hirayama-style Japanese castle located in the Maruoka neighbourhood of the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It also called Kasumi-ga-jō (霞ヶ城, Mist Castle) due to the legend that whenever an enemy approaches the castle, a thick mist appears and hides it.[1] Built at the end of the Sengoku period, the castle was occupied by a succession of daimyō of Maruoka Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The site is now a public park noted for its sakura. The castle's relatively small tenshu (castle keep) claims to be the oldest in the country, a claim which is challenged by both Inuyama Castle and Matsumoto Castle.
- ^ "Maruoka Castle". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved September 5, 2020.