Kannabiyama Kofun

Japanese: 神奈備山古墳 - かんなびやまこふん
Kannabiyama Kofun

...Located in the center of the Fukui Plain, Fukui Prefecture's capital is the prefectural capital. It was incorporated as a city in 1889. Its population is 255,604 (1995). It was formerly called Kitanosho. The current city began in 1575 (Tensho 3) when Shibata Katsuie built Kitanosho Castle (the site of the main citadel is said to be the current Shibata Shrine) on the natural levee on the north bank of the Asuwa River. In 1600 (Keicho 5), Yuki Hideyasu rebuilt the castle and moved the main citadel to the current prefectural office site, expanding the castle town. The current downtown area around Daimyo Rotary was originally within the castle grounds, and was a fortified structure surrounded by multiple moats. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to Kannabiyama Kofun is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…福井平野の中央に位置する福井県の県庁所在地。1889年市制。人口25万5604(1995)。古くは北ノ庄と称した。現市街の形成は1575年(天正3)柴田勝家が足羽(あすわ)川北岸の自然堤防上に北ノ庄城(本丸跡は現在の柴田神社といわれる)を築城したことに始まるが,1600年(慶長5)に入り結城秀康が城を改築して現在の県庁のところに本丸を移し,城下町を拡大した。大名ロータリー周辺の現在の中心街はもと城郭内で,濠を幾重にもめぐらした堅固な構えであった。…

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