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Ōno Castle (Echizen Province)
was a Japanese castle located in the city of Ōno, Fukui, 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. Background Ōno Castle is located in northeastern Echizen Province on the main highway connecting Echizen with Mino Province. The castle is sited on the ridgeline of Kameyama Hill, extending east-to-west for approximately 300 meters. The inner bailey is located at the peak of the hill and is reinforced by stone ramparts made of mostly unmodified natural boulders. Secondary enclosures were located at lower levels and were also protected by water moats. History During the early Sengoku period, the area around Ōno was under the control of the Asakura clan; however Ōno was also a major stronghold of the ''Ikkō-ikki'' movement. After both the Asakura and the ''Ikkō-ikki'' were destroyed by Oda Nobunaga in 1575, he assigned the area t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōno, Fukui
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 33,640 in 11,747 households and the population density of 39 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . The town is encircled by a ring of mountains and the only way in or out is via tunnels or mountain roads. Geography Ōno is located in mountainous northeastern Fukui Prefecture, bordered by Ishikawa Prefecture to the north and Gifu Prefecture to the east and south. The city is geographically the largest municipality in Fukui Prefecture, occupying one fifth of the prefecture's territory. The Kuzuryū River flows through the city. Parts of the city are within the borders of Hakusan National Park. Neighbouring municipalities *Fukui Prefecture **Fukui (city), Fukui **Ikeda, Fukui, Ikeda **Katsuyama, Fukui, Katsuyama *Gifu Prefecture **Gujō, Gifu, Gujō **Ibigawa, Gifu, Ibigawa **Motosu, Gifu, Motosu **Seki, Gifu, Seki **Takayama, Gifu, Takayama *Ishikawa Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikkō-ikki
were armed military leagues that formed in several regions of Japan in the 15th-16th centuries, composed entirely of members of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism. In the early phases, these ''ikki'' leagues opposed the rule of local Shugo, governors or ''daimyō'', but over time as their power consolidated and grew, they courted alliances with powerful figures in the waning Ashikaga Shogunate, until they were crushed by Oda Nobunaga in the 1580's. The Ikkō-ikki mainly consisted of priests, peasants, merchants and jizamurai, local military rulers who followed the sect, but they sometimes associated with non-followers of the sect. They were at first organized to only a small degree. However, during the reforms of the monshu Jitsunyo, and further under his grandson Shōnyo, the temple network allowed for more efficient and effective mobilization of troops when called for. The relationship between the Honganji temple and its patriarch the monshu was complicated: some monshu su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsumoto Domain
file:Matsumoto Castle, administrative headquarters of Matsumoto Domain.jpg, 250px, Matsumoto Castle, administrative headquarters of Matsumoto Domain was a Han (Japan), feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It is located in Shinano Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Matsumoto Castle, located in what is the city of Matsumoto, Nagano, Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture."Shinano Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com retrieved 2013-5-13. History During the Sengoku period, Matsumoto was the seat of the Ogasawara clan, the ''shugo'' of Shinano Province. However, Ogasawara clan was defeated by Takeda Shingen in a series of battles from 1542 to 1548, and his lands became part of the Takeda clan territories. After the fall of the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
