If you’re exploring Fukui Prefecture, be sure to visit the Ichijodani Asakura Clan Historic Ruins. At least as far as I’m concerned, it’s one of the most fascinating historical sites in the region and a must-visit for anyone who can budget the time. Once a thriving castle town during the 1500s, Ichijodani was the cultural, military, and commercial hub for over 10,000 residents under the powerful Asakura clan. Tragically, it was burned to the ground by Oda Nobunaga in 1573, but its ruins have bee

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