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Our guide
Kanegasaki-gū in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui, was founded in 1890 on the site of Kanegasaki Castle, and under the former system of ranked shrines it was an imperial shrine of the middle rank. In the Siege of Kanegasaki in 1337, forces of Ashikaga Takauji fought here against those loyal to Emperor Go-Daigo's Southern Court, led by Nitta Yoshiaki and the princes Takanaga and Tsunenaga. The Northern Court won; Yoshiaki and Prince Takanaga took their own lives, and Prince Tsunenaga escaped but was soon captured and killed. Its main festival is held every year on 6 May.
The castle site is about 200 m away, Kehi Jingu about 1.1 km and Tsuruga Port about 2.7 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- Kanegasaki Shrine — visiter · Public domain · source · resized
- Kanegasaki-gu s2 — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kanegasaki-gu — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kanegasaki-gu s3 — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kanegasaki-gu (Trii) — Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Hanakae-matsuri — TR15336300101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Ofuna-asobi-kangensai Festival in Kanagasaki-gu Shrine — TR15336300101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Mikoshi of Ofuna-asobi-kangensai Festival — TR15336300101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Ships of Ofuna-asobi-kangensai Festival — TR15336300101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Shira-byoshi dance in Ofuna-asobi-kangensai Festival — TR15336300101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Kanegasaki Shrine (金崎宮, Kanegasaki-gū) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines, it was an imperial shrine of the second rank (官幣中社, Kanpei-chūsha). Its main festival is held annually on May 6.It was founded in 1890 on the site of Kanagasaki Castle, where during the Siege of Kanegasaki (1337) a major battle was fought between the forces of Ashikaga Takauji and forces loyal to the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo, led by Nitta Yoshiaki, the son of Nitta Yoshisada and the imperial princes Prince Takanaga and Prince Tsunenaga. The forces of the Northern Court prevailed, and Nitta Yoshiaki and Prince Takanaga took their own lives to avoid the disgrace of capture, whereas Prince Tsunenaga managed to escape but was captured and killed shortly afterwards.
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