Echizen Province

province of Japan

Japanese castle in Fukui Prefecture

right|250px is one of two main temples of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism, the largest single religious denomination in Japan (by number of temples in a single legal entity). The other is Sōji-ji in Yokohama. Eihei-ji is located about east of Fukui in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. In English, its name means "temple of eternal peace" (in Japanese, 'ei' means "eternal", 'hei' means "peaceful", and 'ji' means "Buddhist temple").

siege in 1183 in Japan

1570 siege

fortification

Japanese castle in Ōno, Fukui prefecture

part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period

7th head of Asakura clan. daimyo of the middle Muromachi period. a.k.a. Eirin

Japanese historical estate

Shinto shrine in Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Japanese historical estate

1337 siege

feudal domain of Edo period Japan

Historic castle ruins in Tsuruga, Hokuriku, Japan

Japanese historical estate in Echizen province