Obama Castle (Obama City, Fukui Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Obama Castle is a castle ruin located in the center of Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, and is now maintained as Obama Park. The castle was constructed from the Middle Ages through the Edo period, and during the Edo period it served as the Obama Domain's administrative headquarters and developed into a castle town. Following the Meiji Restoration, the castle tower and other structures were demolished due to the castle abolition order...