Asakura Town Ruins, Ichijōdani 一乗谷朝倉氏遺跡
1.7 million finds beneath two hundred metres of street in a reconstructed samurai town.
Capital of the Asakura family's domain for a century, it was burned and abandoned in 1573 after the defeat by Oda Nobunaga, and lay under the fields until the archaeological excavations of the twentieth century. It was designated a Special Historic Site in 1971, with four of its gardens designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty in 1991 and over 2,343 finds declared an Important Cultural Property in 2007: a triple designation that is rare for a single site.
Fukui
Ichijōdani
