Typical examples of these include Tsutsuji-ga-saki Castle (Yamanashi Prefecture) of the Takeda clan in the Kai Province and Ichijodani Asakura Clan Ruins (Fukui Prefecture) in the Echizen Province; Ichijodani Castle had a residence and their castle town within the valley and defend themselves making the castle on the peak of the mountain as their base when enemies attacked them.
典型例は、甲斐国武田氏の躑躅ヶ崎館（山梨県）や越前国朝倉氏の一乗谷朝倉氏遺跡（福井県）などがあり、一乗谷城は谷間に城下町と居館としての館を築き、有事に際しては山頂に築かれた城郭を拠点として防衛にあたった。