Katsuyama Castle

Katsuyama Castle
勝山城
Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Monument on the site of Katsuyama Castle
Katsuyama Castle 勝山城 is located in Fukui Prefecture
Katsuyama Castle 勝山城
Katsuyama Castle
勝山城
Katsuyama Castle 勝山城 is located in Japan
Katsuyama Castle 勝山城
Katsuyama Castle
勝山城
Coordinates36°3′39.82″N 136°30′1.66″E / 36.0610611°N 136.5004611°E / 36.0610611; 136.5004611
TypeJapanese castle
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
ConditionRuins
Site history
Built1579
Built byShibata clan
In useSengoku-Edo period
Demolished1871

Katsuyama Castle (勝山城, Katsuyama-jō) was a Japanese castle located in the city of Katsuyama Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Built in the Sengoku period by the Shibata clan, it was occupied by a succession of daimyō of Echizen-Katsuyama Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The site is now a public park.