in 1576, nobunaga oda ordered katsutoyo shibata to build maruoka castle to get ready for the ikkō-ikki, a rebellion by believers of the jōdo shinshū sect of buddhism in the 15th-16th centuries. in 1613, narushige honda became the first lord, castle owner, of the maruoka castle. after the honda family, the arima family were lords of maruoka castle from 1695 to 1869. shigesumi arima was lord from 1772 to 1830. he rebuilt the local domain economy. on 8 july 1948,  an earthquake hit fukui. the quake destroyed the castle tower of maruoka castle. but, in 1955 the castle tower was repaired by recycling more than 70% of the original materials of maruoka castle.