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The current Toyama Castle is a commemorative building constructed on the site of the old Toyama Castle, which was built during the Sengoku period, and was completed as part of the post-war reconstruction project in 1954 when the Toyama Industrial Exposition was held. This building features a three-story, four-layer castle structure and is now open to the public as the Toyama City Folk Museum. It introduces the long history of Toyama Castle, which spans over 400 years, from the Ikko-Ikki uprisings and the battles of Sengoku warlords to its destruction during the Meiji period and the orders to build the castle during the Sengoku era.
Inside the Toyama City Folk Museum, the history of Toyama Castle is categorized by era, with explanations provided through historical materials, models, and images. The castle was first built in 1543 by Jimbō Nagatoshi, later destroyed during the campaign against Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and was reconstructed in the medieval period by the second lord of the Kaga Domain, Maeda Toshinaga. It served as the residence of the Toyama Maeda family until the Meiji period, and the museum provides detailed explanations of its history up to its abandonment in 1873.
