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Our guide
Fujishima Shrine in the city of Fukui honours Nitta Yoshisada (1301–1338), head of the Nitta clan, who supported Emperor Go-Daigo's Southern Court and fought the Ashikaga brothers in a see-saw war in which the capital changed hands several times, until he was killed at the Battle of Kuromaru in 1338. In 1660 a farmer working near the battlefield dug up a kabuto helmet and presented it to Matsudaira Mitsumichi, daimyō of the Fukui Domain. Under the former system of ranked shrines Fujishima was a Bekkaku Kanpeisha, and its main festival is held every year on 25 August.
Asuwayama-Kōenguchi stop is about 400 m away in a straight line, and Fukui Castle about 1.3 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Fujishima Shrine in Fukui city — 藤谷良秀 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Sujikabuto at Fujishima shrine — 撮影者不明, Unknown (Total author is Hachiro YAMAGAMI) · Public domain · source · resized
- 藤島神社 — 宮村貞太郎 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Fujishima Shrine (藤島神社, Fujishima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Fukui, Japan. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines, it was a special shrine (別格官幣社, Bekkaku Kanpei-sha). Its main festival is held annually on August 25.Nitta Yoshisada (新田 義貞; 1301 – August 17, 1338) was the head of the Nitta clan in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Nanboku-chō period. He fought against the partisans of the Northern pretender led by Ashikaga Takauji brothers in a see-saw campaign which saw the capital change hands several times. However, during the Battle of Kuromaru in 1338 he was killed in combat. In 1660, a farmer tilling the land near the site of the battle uncovered a kabuto helmet and presented it to Matsudaira Mitsumichi, daimyō of Fukui Domain.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Shrine
Nearby station
Nearby station: Asuwayama-Kōenguchi (Fukubu Line), about 400 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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