Before Fukuchiyama Castle, there was Yokoyama Castle, a fortress of the Yokoyama, the local ruling family. Akechi Mitsuhide, the samurai who subjugated Tamba, rebuilt the fortress using state-of-the-art castle-building techniques of the time, and renamed it Fukuchiyama Castle. There used to be many structures here, including a three-layered four-storied castle tower and expansive Ninomaru Palace. However, these were taken down one after another, following the abolition of feudal domains in 1871. All that remained was a stone wall between the raised foundation and castle keep, a well called Toyoiwa-no-I, and a guard station. The castle currently standing was reconstructed over a period of three years, and construction was completed 1986. The interior is used as the Fukuchiyama City Folk Museum. The castle park also contains the Fukuchiyama Sato Taisei Memorial Art Museum. Exhibits there are centered on works by the late Sato Taisei, a master of Japanese-style painting.

Beautifully reconstructed castle. The original castle was built in 1579, and abandoned in 1873. It was rebuilt in 1986. Inside the castle are displays of building materials, the Akechi clan, and Kutsuki clan. The only downside is that there is no English translation in the museum.

The whole city of Fukuchiyama is simple small and beautiful! This castle is lovely and the parks gives it a nice green touch, during rainy weather there’s not much to do but on a better day it would be fun to visit!

It's a nice tourist place in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto. Entering the place is free but they have a museum so you need to pay for couple of hundred yen, if I remember it correctly it was 300 yen, not that expensive. The place represents an old town in Japan which was quite a nice experience. It is on a hill so we saw Fukuchiyama town from the top! The place was so serene when we visited.

Nice grounds, it had some great views too.

Fukuchiyama Castle is an underrated "attraction" in Japan and Kyoto! Beautiful with deep history.

A less well-known but decent castle. Fewer tourists visitors which made me can enjoy the quiet and a peaceful atmosphere here.

Excellent art gallery with contemporary shows. Castle tower worth climbing for view. Get a sense of the power of the Lords in their castles.

Beautiful castle in a beautiful city. At Fukuchiyama castle, you have a complete, 360° unobstructed view of the entire city, and there are no tall buildings near the castle. The castle is filled with historic and cultural items and is well worth a visit. You are likely to spend 30-45 minutes here.

Love the castle grounds but all the exhibitions inside are in Japanese only.

Nice place to visit. Cherry blossoms are in full bloom.