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Bridge to castle grounds. 5-min. walk from Fukui Station.
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Bridge to castle grounds with prefectural capital building looming ahead.
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Statue of castle founder and 1st lord, Yuki Hideyasu 結城秀康
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Valley between the prefectural capital (left) and police department (right).
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Stone foundation of the castle tower at one corner.
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Stairs to castle tower foundation
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Atop the castle tower foundation (lower level)
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Monuments
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The castle tower suffered a major fire in 1669, and it was never rebuilt.
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Steps to upper level of castle tower foundation
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Top of castle tower foundation. Grassy, but uneven ground.
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Another stone foundation which was partially damaged during the 1948 Fukui Easrthquake.
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Steps to go down.
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View of moat from the corner of castle tower foundation.
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Stone wall submerged in moat.
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Castle tower foundation
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This is the castle well named Fuku-no-I (福の井). Fukui Prefecture got its name from this well. In 2017, it got a Japanese-style roof.
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Another bridge 廊下橋
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Fukui police HQ and castle wall
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Pedestrian bridge
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Prefectural capital building
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Mismatched buildings
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