Echizen Ono Castle in Fukui
Takako SakamotoWhen mist covers the entire city below, Echizen Ono Castle in Ono city, Fukui looks as though it's floating in the sky. It is also known as 'Castle in the Sky'.
Ōno Castle 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. [Wikipedia]
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When mist covers the entire city below, Echizen Ono Castle in Ono city, Fukui looks as though it's floating in the sky. It is also known as 'Castle in the Sky'.
An aerial view of Echizen Ono Castle, 'The Castle in the Sky', on a sunny day. Notice the beautiful Hakusan mountain range in the background!
Hyakken Slope is one of four hiking trails to Echizen Ono Castle in Ono city, Fukui. This was the only path leading to the castle in olden times, and is the steepest of the four trails!
A small, ambitious group in rural Fukui proves that it's still possible to build a life, home, and business from scratch the old-fashioned way.
Katsuyama Castle Museum (勝山城, Katsuyama shiro) built in 1992 is a reconstruction of the 1579's Katsuyama Castle. At a height of 57.8 meters its Japan's tallest castle.
At a height of 17m the Echizen Daibutsu (越前大仏) is the tallest Buddha statue in a sitting position.
Heisenji Hakusan Shrine is a Shinto shrine in tThe temple of Heisenji was built about 1300 years ago at the entrance to the Echizen pilgrimage path around sacred Mount Hakusan. Heisenji was considered one of the main stations for pilgrims to the summit of Mount Hakusan. Today, however, only a small part of the original route remains. The original Heisenji Temple burned down to its foundation walls around the 16th century and thus it was rebuilt at the beginning of the Edo period. The temple is surrounded by forests and bright green moss, which can take your breath away at the sight as soon as the sunlight penetrates through the tops of the Japanese cedars. The Heisenji is entered via the moss-covered stony steps which are lined with ancient trees, some of which are over 1000 years old. he city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines, it was a prefectural shrine of Fukui Prefecture.