Ōno Castle (Chikuzen)

Ōno Castle (大野城, Ōno-jō) was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan (朝鮮式山城, Chōsen-shiki yamajiro) straddling the border of the cities of Ōnojō and Dazaifu, and the town of Umi, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1932, and raised to a Special Historic Site since 1953 with the area under protection expanded in 2012. The name of Ōnojō City comes from this castle; however, approximately 80% of the castle area is within the boundaries of Umi Town.

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Ōno Castle (Chikuzen) ranks #3,108 of 3,811 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #159 of the 229 mapped in Japan. Founded 665, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 17 atlas entries founded in the 7th century. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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