Kanamori Nagachika constructed the castle over four years starting in 1576. The current castle was rebuilt in 1968. In recent years, the castle floating above a sea of clouds has gained attention as the “Castle in the Sky.”
Echizen-Ōno Castle is famous as a castle in the sky, right? It made national news, didn’t it?
I climbed up the west entrance stairs, but it was tough after all. Maybe older folks should avoid them. Even YouTube has news saying the west entrance stairs are tough. I guess everyone feels the same way. There’s a rest area with vending machines partway up, so I took my time buying tea and got to rest. The climb up was tough, but on the way back, I relaxed and made my way down to the car. After enjoying the castle town, I visited the Asakura family graves and then headed to the bairin.
At a soba restaurant called bairin, I had Echizen grated radish soba and a sauce katsu don. Fukui is definitely all about mackerel, right? They even have a Mackerel Highway. The staff at bairin recommended the local supermarket, Kaji Sō, where I bought some delicious, thick-cut mackerel sushi to take home. If I’d bought it at the department store basement, it would’ve cost more than double.
I had delicious tonkatsu at Katsukura in Nishinomiya Gardens. It’s the old Yokatan before it became a roadside station.I ordered the tempura soba at Yokatan’s restaurant, but the customer next to me ordered a steak set meal, and the delicious smell of steak wafted over to me.
I bought some delicious-looking dorayaki and cream-filled shio daifuku at Ogura Sanso near my house. They were really tasty. The staff member was super nice. Thank you so much.