Ōno-shi

• Name — Ōno • Native Name Lang — ja • Settlement Type — City • Image Skyline — Ono city hall,Fukui,Japan.jpg • Image Caption — Ōno City Hall • Image Flag — Flag of Ōno, Fukui.svg • Image Blank Emblem — Emblem of Ōno, Fukui.svg • Blank Emblem Type — Emblem • Image Map — Ono in Fukui prefecture Ja.svg • Map Caption — Location of Ono in Fukui Prefecture • Pushpin Map — Japan • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Japan • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Chūbu (Hokuriku) • Subdivision Type2 — Prefecture • Subdivision Name2 — Fukui • Leader Title — - Mayor • Leader Name — Shiho Ishiyama (since July 2018) • Area Total Km2 — 872.43 • Population Total — 29,814 • Population As Of — January 1, 2026 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — Japan Standard Time • Utc Offset1 — +9 • Blank Name Sec1 — Phone number • Blank Info Sec1 — 0779-66-1111 • Blank1 Name Sec1 — Address • Blank1 Info Sec1 — 1-1 Tenjincho, Ōno-shi, Fukui-ken 912-8666 • Blank Name Sec2 — Climate • Blank Info Sec2 — Cfa • Website — http: www.city.ono.fukui.jp/ • Illustration — Echizen-Ōno castle Ōno is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. As of 2026 01, the city had an estimated population of 29,814 in 11,631 households and the population density of 34 persons per km 2. The total area of the city was 872.43 sqkm. The town is encircled by a ring of mountains and the only way in or out is via tunnels or mountain roads.

Ōno is the largest municipality by area in Fukui Prefecture, accounting for approximately one-fifth of the prefecture's land area. The urban center retains a strong resemblance to its former castle town and is known as "Echizen's Little Kyoto". Ōno is located in mountainous northeastern Fukui Prefecture, bordered by Ishikawa Prefecture to the north and Gifu Prefecture to the east and south. The Ryōhaku Mountains stretch from east to south. The highest point is Echizen Sannomine (2,095 meters), the highest point in Fukui Prefecture. The ridge near the border between Gifu and Ishikawa prefectures reaches an elevation of over 2,000 meters. The Ōno Basin in the northwest, which runs along the downstream Mana River, is about 200 meters above sea level. The Kuzuryū River flows through the city. Parts of the city are within the borders of Hakusan National Park.

Fukui Prefecture • Fukui • Ikeda • Katsuyama Gifu Prefecture • Gujō • Ibigawa • Motosu • Seki • Takayama Ishikawa Prefecture • Hakusan

Ōno has a Humid climate (Cfa per the Köppen climate classification system), characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ōno is. The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around.

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōno has declined over the past 50 years.

Ōno is part of ancient Echizen Province. Ōno Castle was built during the Sengoku period by Kanamori Nagachika. During the Edo period, Ōno developed as the castle town of Ōno Domain, which was also a noted center for rangaku studies. Following the Meiji restoration, it was organised into part of Ōno District in Fukui Prefecture. Much of the old town of Ōno was destroyed in a fire on April 8, 1888. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. the town of Ōno was established. Ōno merged with the villages of Shimosho, Kamisho, Goka, Sakadani, Tomida, Inuigawa and Oyama and was raised to city status on July 1, 1954. Ōno annexed the neighbouring village of Nishitani on July 1, 1970. On November 7, 2005, the village of Izumi was merged into Ōno. Ōno and the surroundings were the setting for the 2011 non-fiction book For Fukui's Sake, written by a British author who resided there for two years.

Ōno has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members. Katsuyama contributes two members to the Fukui Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Fukui 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The economy of Ōno is mixed, with agriculture, forestry and seasonal tourism playing prominent roles. Taro is a major local product.

Ōno has seven public elementary schools and two middle schools operated by the city government, and two public high schools operated by the Fukui Prefectural Board of Education.

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• Hakusan National Park • Ōno Castle (Echizen Province) • Hōkyō-ji • Illustration — View from Ōno Castle • Illustration — Ōno Station • Illustration — Nanbu Shuzo sake brewery • Illustration — Aerial photograph of central Ōno