Type Yamashiro Materials Wood, earthwork, stone Phone +81 779-66-0234 Demolished 1868 | In use 1576–1868 Year built 1576 Built by Kanamori Nagachika | |
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Condition Partly reconstructed, though most is in ruins Address Japan, 〒912-0087 Fukui Prefecture, Ono, 城町3−109 Similar Echizen‑Ōno Station, Maruoka Castle, Ichijōdani Asakura Family Hi, Fukui Castle, Bitchū Matsuyama Castle | ||
Ōno Castle (大野城, Ōno-jō), also known as Kameyama Castle, is a mountaintop castle, or yamashiro, located in Ōno, former Echizen Province, today a part of Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
History
Kanamori Nagachika was stationed in this area by Oda Nobunaga. Nagachika built Echizen Ōno Castle in 1576 before he was transferred to Takayama Castle in 1586, and from this point on, the castle switched between lords many times. The castle was reconstructed in 1795 after having burned down in 1775, though this time the keep, or tenshu, was left in ruins. During the Meiji Restoration, all the wooden buildings were torn down. In 1968, the tenshu was rebuilt out of concrete.
References
Ōno Castle (Echizen Province) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA