Komaru Castle, Echizen

Name: Komaru Castle
Address: Echizen, Japan

#1 among attractions in Echizen

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Komaru Castle was a Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Echizen Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Built in the Sengoku period by Sassa Narimasa, the ruins are now a Fukui Prefectural Historic Site. ()

Local name: 小丸城 Built: 1579 (445 years ago)Demolished: 1581Coordinates: 35°53'53"N, 136°13'48"E

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Komaru Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ōshio Hachiman Shrine, Nishiyama Park, Shinzenkōji Castle, Ōtaki Castle.

4.7 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Ōshio Hachiman Shrine, Echizen
121 min walk • Ōshio Hachiman Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. This Hachiman shrine was established in 891 as a branch of the Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu in Kyoto as the primary shrine of Nanjō District.
4.5 miNW
Park, Zoo
Nishiyama Park, Sabae
115 min walk • Sabae City's Nishiyama Zoo is a small zoo in the city of Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The admission-free municipal zoo is on a low hill. It is known for its red pandas; the species is the official animal of the city.
3.8 miW
Forts and castles
Shinzenkōji Castle, Echizen
96 min walk • Shinzenkōji Castle was a flatland castle located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Today, a memorial to the castle can be seen at what is now Shōgaku-ji.
1.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Ōtaki Castle
37 min walk • Ōtaki Castle was a flatland castle located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The site of the castle is now the Ōtaki Shrine, a shrine to Kawakami Gozen, the Japanese goddess of papermaking.
4.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Honpo Jin'ya, Echizen
114 min walk • Honpo Jin'ya was a jin'ya located in what is now part of the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate, was the administrative center for the scattered tenryō and hatamoto holdings in Echizen province.
3.3 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Sun Dome Fukui, Sabae
86 min walk • Sun Dome Fukui is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Echizen, Fukui, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 and was opened in 1995. The hall hosted some for the 1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
4.9 miSW
Town
Minamiechizen
125 min walk • Minamiechizen is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2018, the town had an estimated population of 10,745 in 3,470 households and a population density of 31 persons per km². The total area of the town was 343.69 square kilometres.