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458:Inner bailey
439:
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391:inner bailey
378:Asakura clan
366:Oda Nobunaga
359:
338:Kitanoshō-jō
325:
318:Fukui domain
311:
273:Fukui Castle
272:
271:
253:Battles/wars
196:Site history
186:Shibata clan
113:Fukui Castle
83:Fukui Castle
40:Fukui, Fukui
26:Fukui Castle
1440:Hara Castle
1117:Ōno Castle
1041:Kōshin'etsu
991:Oshi Castle
399:castle town
240:wood, stone
223:In use
153: /
141:136°13′15″E
129:Coordinates
1528:Categories
1420:Kii Castle
1387:Okō Castle
1200:Tsu Castle
805:"続日本100名城"
754:0804705259
679:. (1976).
664:References
474:Matsudaira
470:Ni-no-maru
320:under the
304:Edo period
245:Demolished
138:36°03′56″N
856:by region
519:in 2017.
237:Materials
204:1573/1606
1089:Hokuriku
863:Hokkaidō
789:Archived
771:Archived
695:Archived
383:ramparts
285:Fukui-jō
1500:Okinawa
1354:Shikoku
1302:Chūgoku
811:25 July
745:311-313
625:pages.
558:144–145
486:Fukunoi
466:Honmaru
462:Honmaru
351:History
1397:Kyūshū
1225:Kansai
1021:Odaiba
895:Tōhoku
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504:daimyō
491:tenshu
478:daimyō
395:donjon
393:had a
389:. The
313:daimyō
1137:Tōkai
953:Kantō
426:Oichi
387:moats
300:Japan
292:Fukui
201:Built
44:Japan
813:2019
749:ISBN
716:ISBN
627:ISBN
600:ISBN
581:ISBN
562:ISBN
535:ISBN
468:and
412:and
410:Kaga
332:北ノ庄城
248:1871
231:1889
166:Type
316:of
279:福井城
32:福井城
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