Ichijodani Kojo Castle

The photo above shows only the lowest bailey of the castle. It is the small portion just beyond the two mountains streams that converge and the small valley. The majority of the remains go straight up to the left along the steep slope. There should be a couple big trenches. I was not able to find a

History

Kojo Castle, which I've called Ichijodani Kojo castle for convenience, guarded the Asakura Yakata from above and also another escape route up to the mountaintop castle.

See Ichijodani Castle history for more details of the history of this valley.

Field Notes

The photo above shows only the lowest bailey of the castle. It is the small portion just beyond the two mountains streams that converge and the small valley. The majority of the remains go straight up to the left along the steep slope. There should be a couple big trenches. I was not able to find a safe route across this valley and around the streams the slippery banks and mud the sucked in my shoes made it somewhat dangerous to try any more than this distant photo. In fact, I don't even see anyone else online who has successfully traversed up the hillside to the trenches either. If you see any good guides, routes, or photos, please share. I think there may be an alternate way to try to get at it from above too but it will require some more exploration one day when I have more time, or I'll just wait until it is better documented somewhere.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Ichijodani Kojo Castle
Japanese Name	小城
Founder	Asakura Takakage
Year Founded	1471
Castle Type	Mountaintop
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	National Historic Site, Special Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Fukui Sta. (Hokuriku Line), 25min bus; or, Ichijodani Sta (Etsumihoku Line), walk
Hours	Museums are open 9am-5pm; closed 12/28-1/4; museum is 100yen admission, reconstructed town is 210yen
Time Required	20 mins
URL	Castle Website
Location	Fukui, Fukui Prefecture
Coordinates	36.00106, 136.30019
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2023
Contributor	Eric
Admin Year Visited	2023
Admin Visits	May 1-2, 2023
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