Katsuyama Castle 勝山城 | |
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Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 36°3′39.82″N 136°30′1.66″E / 36.0610611°N 136.5004611°E |
Type | Japanese castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | Ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1579 |
Built by | Shibata clan |
In use | Sengoku-Edo period |
Demolished | 1871 |
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.