Ohno Castle (Chita)

Ônojō is a hilltop castle with reconstructed gates and a mogi tenshu (faux reconstructed keep) serving as an observation tower and small museum. Beneath the honmaru (main bailey) is a karabori (dry moat) and dorui (earthen embankment). According to a depiction in the mock tower, there used to be ish

History

A castle was first built here in the 14th century by the Isshiki Clan. The Saji Clan took over the castle following the Ōnin War. In the Sengoku Period Oda Nobunaga’s sister, Ogō, married castellan Saji Kazunari and the castle got the nickname of Miyayamajō ('Princess Mountain Castle'). Whilst Kazunari was her first husband, Lady Ogō later remarried. Her third husband was Tokugawa Hidetada, the second Tokugawa shōgun, and she was also the mother of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shōgun. Before long Ônojō was abandoned due to the poor quality of water available at the site, and Ôkusajō was built nearby as a replacement. The two-tier three-storey mock yagura was built in 1980.

Field Notes

Ônojō is a hilltop castle with reconstructed gates and a mogi tenshu (faux reconstructed keep) serving as an observation tower and small museum. Beneath the honmaru (main bailey) is a karabori (dry moat) and dorui (earthen embankment). According to a depiction in the mock tower, there used to be ishigaki (stone walls) at the site, though I could find no such remains.

This site is Ônojō in historical Chita County, not to be confused with other sites in Aichi Pefecture with the same name.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Ohno Castle (Chita)
Japanese Name	知多大野城
Alternate Names	Miyayamajō
Founder	Isshiki Clan
Year Founded	14th century
Castle Type	Hilltop
Castle Condition	Reconstructed main keep
Designations	Local Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Main Keep Structure	2 tiers, 3 floors
Year Reconstructed	1980
Artifacts	Gates, mogi-tenshu
Features	main keep, gates, trenches
Visitor Information
Access	Ōnomachi Station on the Meitetsu Tokoname Line: 15 minute walk
Hours	free
Time Required	40 minutes
Location	Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture
Coordinates	34.92862, 136.83406
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Admin
Added to Jcastle	2017
Contributor	ART
Admin Year Visited	Viewer Contributed

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