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On a 249-metre peak; when autumn fog fills the basin, only the keep shows above it.
About this place
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.
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Founded / opened：1580 Highlights / collection：Castle keep floating in a sea of clouds, Grid-pattern town layout Genre：Architecture
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