Kanazaki Castle

Japanese: 金崎城 - かねがさきじょう

A medieval castle located northeast of Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture. It was also written as Kanegasaki Castle and called Tsuruga Castle. It was a sturdy fortress located on a mountain on a cape jutting out into the Sea of Japan. The time of construction and the builder are unknown, but in 1181, Taira no Michimori, who went down to Echizen to defeat Kiso Yoshinaka, fought against Yoshinaka's forces from Tsuruga Castle. Later, in 1336, during the Nanboku-cho civil war, Nitta Yoshisada, who was pursued by Ashikaga Takauji, entered this castle with the parents, Tsuneyoshi and Takayoshi, and used it as a base. This was because Tsuruga was home to Kehi Shrine, which had been highly revered by the imperial court since ancient times, and the shrine officials were active on the side of Emperor Go-Daigo. In response, Ashikaga Takauji ordered Echizen Shugo Shiba Takatsune and others to attack the castle, and the battle continued until March of the following year. The castle finally fell on March 6th after Yoshisada escaped, and Prince Takayoshi committed suicide. Over ten members of the Nitta clan, Shonagon Ichijo Yukifusa and others committed suicide, and Prince Tsuneyoshi escaped but was captured by Takauji's army (Taiheiki). In 1351, Ashikaga Tadayoshi, who was in conflict with Takauji, based himself in the castle. During the Sengoku period, it became a frontline base for the Asakura clan, which ruled Echizen, but was abandoned after the Asakura clan was destroyed in 1573. → Somayama Castle

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Japanese:

福井県敦賀市の北東にあった中世の城。金ヶ崎城とも書き，敦賀城ともよんだ。日本海に突出した岬の山上にあった堅固な要塞。築城時期・築城者は不明だが，1181年木曾義仲を討つべく越前に下向した平通盛は〈津留賀城〉に拠って義仲軍と戦っている。下って南北朝内乱期の1336年，足利尊氏に追われた新田義貞が恒良・尊良両親王とともに当城に入り，拠点とした。これは敦賀に古来朝廷の厚い崇敬を受けてきた気比(けひ)神宮があり，祠官らは後醍醐天皇方として活動していたためである。これに対し足利尊氏は越前守護斯波(しば)高経らに当城を攻めさせ，攻防は翌年３月まで続き，義貞脱出後の３月６日ついに落城，尊良親王は自害，新田一族の十余人，少納言一条行房ほかは殉死，恒良親王は脱出したが尊氏軍に捕らえられた（《太平記》）。1351年には尊氏と対立した足利直義(ただよし)が当城に拠っている。戦国期には越前を支配した朝倉氏の前線基地となったが，1573年の朝倉氏滅亡後に廃城となった。→杣山城

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