maruoka castle (丸岡城, "maruoka-jō") is in sakai, fukui prefecture. it is also called kasumi-ga-jō (霞ヶ城). the castle tower was built between 1624 to 1644. it is one of the twelve existing castle towers in japan (現存十二天守, "genzon-jūni-tenshu"), and also one of the national important cultural properties.