Ōno Castle (Echizen Province)
大野城 (越前国)
Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Ōno Castle in the city of Ōno, Fukui, was built in the Sengoku period and held in the Edo period by a succession of daimyō of the Ōno Domain. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Echizen-Ōno Station on the Etsumi-Hoku Line is about 1.3 km away in a straight line. We have not checked opening hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Echizen Ono Castle — Keisuke MAEDA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 越前大野城12 - panoramio — baggio4ever · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Hatomon in Echizen Ono Castle — 藤谷良秀 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Akazunomon in Echizen Ono Castle — 藤谷良秀 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Ono Castle — Miyamalu · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- EchizenOnoCastle-01 — User:Ajax · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Echizen Ono castle 2011-03A — At by At · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Ōno Castle (大野城, Ōno-jō) was a Japanese castle located in the city of Ōno, Fukui Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Built in the Sengoku period, it was occupied by a succession of daimyō of Ōno Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Echizen-Ōno (Etsumi-Hoku Line), about 1.3 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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