Obama Castle (Wakasa Province)

Obama Castle
小浜城
Obama, Fukui, Japan
Donjon foundation
Layout of Obama Castle - 1: main keep; 2: outer keep; 3: outermost keep; N: eastern keep; K: northern keep; H: main gate; Red: tower.
Obama Castle 小浜城 is located in Fukui Prefecture
Obama Castle 小浜城
Obama Castle
小浜城
Obama Castle 小浜城 is located in Japan
Obama Castle 小浜城
Obama Castle
小浜城
Coordinates35°30′14.3″N 135°44′45″E / 35.503972°N 135.74583°E / 35.503972; 135.74583
Typeseaside-style Japanese castle
Site information
Controlled bySakai clan
Site history
Built1641
Built bySakai Tadakatsu
In useEdo period
Materialswood, stone
Demolished1871
Obama Castle donjon, pre-1871

Obama Castle (小浜城, Obama-jō) was a seaside-style castle located in what is now the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.[1] During the Edo period, it was the headquarters of a junior branch of the Sakai clan, who were hereditary daimyō of Obama Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The castle was also known by the name of Unpin Castle (雲浜城, Unpin-jō).[2]

  1. ^ Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1976). Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan
  2. ^ "The ruins of Obama castle". City of Obama. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-19.