Ono Castle looks down on the city. It is illuminated at night. This pharmacy on Shichiken Street is a reminder sign of another era. Japanese Text Fukui Prefecture stretches along the Sea of Japan. Until modern times, the eastern half of the prefecture was Echizen Province, while the western half was Wakasa Province.
Life is hard here, especially in winter when the seas are rough and snowfalls are heavy.
Yet the area is blessed with beautiful natural surroundings, with plenty of food to be found in the sea, mountains and rivers. The city of Ono, also known as Echizen Ono, is an old castle town in the eastern part of the Echizen region, situated in the center of a natural basin and surrounded by mountains, some over 1,000 meters tall. The castle is situated at the top of a hill called Kameyama, which rises above the town to the west. The main tower of the castle was rebuilt in 1968, using reinforced concrete. It houses many important historical articles used by feudal lords through the ages.