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Echizen Ono Castle
Japanese castle in Ōno, Fukui prefecture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Echizen Ono Castle is a Japanese castle that is in Ono City, Fukui Prefecture. Until the Meiji period, the administrative headquarters of the Ono Domain region was established. In 2017, it was included in "Second series Top 100 Japanese Castle". The castle which appears every conditions are met in the morning, is called "castle in the sky (天空の城)".
越前大野城 | |
![]() Castle on the outside | |
Established | 1580 |
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Location | 3-109 Shiromachi, Ono, Fukui Prefecture, Japan |
Coordinates | 35.591164°N 136.285915°E / 35.591164; 136.285915 |
Type | Japanese castle |
Founder | Nagachika Kanamori |
Website | Official website |
In 1575, Nagachika Kanamori began to build a castle on Kameyama mountain, a small mountain in Ono County. It took several years to build the castle. After the Kazunori Aoki’s era, the Echizen Matsudaira family became a shogunal property, and the castle owner changed many times until the Doi family got it. The castle burned down in 1775 and was rebuilt in 1795 with the exception of the castle tower, but it was destroyed again after the Meiji Restoration. The castle tower today was built in the Shōwa period (1968).