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During the Muromachi Age (1336 - 1573) , ASAKURA Clan governed the "Echizen"Province,
currently Fukui Prefecture. ASAKURA Takakage, the seventh generation of ASAKURA Clan,
moved his base to "Ichijyo-Dani" Valley in 1471.
"Ichijyo-Dani" Valley is located to the south-east of Fukui City in a mountain area.
ASAKURA Clan had their huge residences at the middle of "Ichijyo-Dani" Valley.
There was a medieval city in the valley.
To the east side of the valley, the site of "Suwa-Yakata" garden is located.
"Suwa-Yakata" was the residence of the wife of ASAKURA Yoshikage (1533 - 1573).
ASAKURA Yoshikage was the eleventh and the last generation of the ASAKURA Clan.
The garden in "Suwa-Yakata" residence was very similar to nobles' gardens.
To the north of "Suwa-Yakata" Residence, the site of ASAKURA Yoshikage residence is located.
The "Karamon" gate in front of ASAKURA Yoshikage residence, shown in the top picture, has
graceful architecture. The gate is the symbol of "Ichijyo-Dani".
In the days of ASAKURA Yoshikage in the Muromachi Age, the power of ASHIKAGA Shogun became
extremely weak. The fifteenth ASHIKAGA Shogun, ASHIKAGA Yoshiaski (1537 - 1597) visited
Ichijyo-Dani to ask a favor of ASAKURA Yoshikage to revivify the Muromachi Bakufu in 1567.
ASAKURA Yoshikage did not embrace the favor of Shogun, ASHIKAGA Yoshiaki.
While he spent an idle time in Ichijyo-Dani, ODA Nobunaga from Nagoya area rapidly increased
his power ODA Nobunaga destoryed ASAKURA Yoshikage in 1573.
To the south-west of Ichijyo-Dani, residences of the retainers of the ASAKURA Clan were rebuilt.
The atmosphere of this area was very similar to the Nagamachi Buke Yashiki District in Kanazawa.
To the north of "Shimo-Kido", the ruins of Nishiyama-Koshoji Temple is located.
The ruins of the temple was very quiet and no one was there.
Remained stone Buddha statues stand in silence.
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英語版のサイトに福井県にある一乗谷の朝倉氏館のページをアップデートしました：
朝倉氏館は、1471年(文明3年)から1573年(天正元年)までの
103年の間、戦国大名・朝倉氏が拠点としたところです。
戦国時代に越前の地を治め、栄華を築いた朝倉氏。
将軍・足利義昭が朝倉義景に幕府再興の助けを求めに来ましたが、
時を過ごすうちに、織田信長によって滅ぼされてしまいました。
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