Ōno Castle (Echizen Province)

Ōno Castle
大野城
Ōno, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
reconstructed donjon of Ōno Castle
Site information
TypeJapanese castle
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionpartly reconstructed
Location
Ōno Castle
Ōno Castle
Coordinates35°59′11.64″N 136°28′59.15″E / 35.9865667°N 136.4830972°E / 35.9865667; 136.4830972
Site history
Built1580
Built byKanamori Nagachika
In useSengoku-Edo period
Demolished1871

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.