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The are descendants of Prince Kusakabe (662-689), son of Emperor Temmu
Emperor Temmu

was the 40th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He ruled from 672 until his death in 686....
 (631-686).

The family was a line of daimyo
Daimyo

The were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. The term derives from a shortening of the title , which literally means "great named land" and originally simply referred to the owner of a large estate....
 (feudal lords) which, along with the Azai clan, opposed Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga

was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of History of Japan. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo with land holdings in Owari province....
 in the late 16th century. They were defeated by Nobunaga at the battle of Anegawa
Battle of Anegawa

The 1570 came as a reaction to Oda Nobunaga's sieges of the castles of Odani Castle and Yokoyama, which belonged to the Azai clan and Asakura clan clans....
 in 1570, and all but eliminated when their home castle of Ichijodani
Ichijodani Asakura Family Historic Ruins

The are Monument located in the Kidonouchi section of Fukui, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. This area was controlled by the Asakura clan during the Sengoku period....
 was taken three years later.








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The are descendants of Prince Kusakabe (662-689), son of Emperor Temmu
Emperor Temmu

was the 40th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He ruled from 672 until his death in 686....
 (631-686).

The family was a line of daimyo
Daimyo

The were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. The term derives from a shortening of the title , which literally means "great named land" and originally simply referred to the owner of a large estate....
 (feudal lords) which, along with the Azai clan, opposed Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga

was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of History of Japan. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo with land holdings in Owari province....
 in the late 16th century. They were defeated by Nobunaga at the battle of Anegawa
Battle of Anegawa

The 1570 came as a reaction to Oda Nobunaga's sieges of the castles of Odani Castle and Yokoyama, which belonged to the Azai clan and Asakura clan clans....
 in 1570, and all but eliminated when their home castle of Ichijodani
Ichijodani Asakura Family Historic Ruins

The are Monument located in the Kidonouchi section of Fukui, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. This area was controlled by the Asakura clan during the Sengoku period....
 was taken three years later.

Asakura of Note

  • Asakura Toshikage (1428-1481)
  • Asakura Norikage
    Asakura Norikage

    was the eighth son of Asakura Toshikage and one of the prime entities of power, under headship, during the early Sengoku Period of Feudal Japan....
     (1474-1552)
  • Asakura Takakage (1493-1546)
  • Asakura Yoshikage
    Asakura Yoshikage

    was a Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period, who ruled a part of Echizen Province.Born in Ichijodani Echizen, Yoshikage ascended to the head of the Asakura clan in 1548....
     (1533-1573)
  • Asakura Kagetake
    Asakura Kagetake

    was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku era....
     (1536-1575)