Echizen Ōno Castle

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Echizen Ōno Castle
越前大野城
Ōno, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
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The reconstructed keep of Echizen Ōno Castle
Type Yamashiro
Site information
Condition Partly reconstructed, though most is in ruins
Site history
Built 1576
Built by Kanamori Nagachika
In use 1576–1868
Materials Wood, earthwork, stone
Demolished 1868

Echizen Ōno Castle (越前大野城 Echizen-Ōno-jō?), also known as simply Ōno Castle (大野城 Ōno-jō?), as well as Kameyama Castle, is a mountaintop castle, or yamashiro, located in Ōno, 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.[1]

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