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Please also see the in-depth article Ichijodani: A Sengoku Period Castle Town for more insights and details combining all the albums and related castles of the Ichijodani Valley. Parts of the Asakura Palace have been modeled in scale size at the Asakura Museum. There is a

History

See Ichijodani Castle

Field Notes

Please also see the in-depth article Ichijodani: A Sengoku Period Castle Town for more insights and details combining all the albums and related castles of the Ichijodani Valley.

Parts of the Asakura Palace have been modeled in scale size at the Asakura Museum. There is a separate album below for those pictures. I actually thought the diorama was the most interesting part. It beautifully shows the fortified yakata design.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Asakura Yakata
Japanese Name	朝倉館
Founder	Asakura Takakage
Year Founded	1471
Castle Type	Fortified Manor
Castle Condition	No main keep but other buildings
Designations	Top 100 Castles, National Historic Site, Special Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	gates, water moats, trenches, stone walls
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	90 mins
URL	Castle Website
Location	Fukui, Fukui Prefecture
Coordinates	35.99946, 136.29593
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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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 |Prefecture=Fukui Prefecture
 |Notes=Please also see the in-depth article [[Ichijodani Castle Town|Ichijodani: A Sengoku Period Castle Town]] for more insights and details combining all the albums and related castles of the Ichijodani Valley.
+Parts of the Asakura Palace have been modeled in scale size at the Asakura Museum. There is a separate album below for those pictures. I actually thought the diorama was the most interesting part. It beautifully shows the fortified yakata design.
 |History=See [[Ichijodani Castle]]
 |Year Visited=2023