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07522 ／おのまち

Fukushima Prefecture 田村郡

Ono Town

Cedars flank the path like a couple.

Jiji Sugi and Baba Sugi cedars

Photo by さかおり (CC BY 4.0)

01 ／ Horse worship

A mountain once at the center of horse worship,said to have had groups from northern Kanto to southern Rikuzen.

The town says the mountain is still revered for guarding livestock and was once the center of horse worship in this region. The temple halfway up is said to have been founded in 807 by a monk, and its cedar-lined approach is a town natural monument.

Mountain, 668 m
Cedar avenue: town natural monument (1985)
Bell tower: town important cultural property

02 ／ Amida hall

The Amida hall was rebuilt in 1691;the town says a leaning weeping cherry suits it.

The town's list of cultural properties records a temple's Amida hall as rebuilt in May 1691, said to have been a much more imposing and larger building, with traces of reused timber. The weeping cherry in the grounds, about 400 years old, is a town natural monument.

Amida hall: town important cultural property
Weeping cherry: town natural monument (2002)
Amida triad: prefectural important cultural property

03 ／ Mountain

At 884 m, a mountain known for the town flower, the tsutsuji.Three trailheads, each said to take about 30 minutes.

Mountain in Ono Town — Photo by Koda6029 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The town introduces Mount Takashiba, 884 m high, as a spot for the town flower, the tsutsuji. There are three trailheads, one in Ono and two in Tamura City. The town says each reaches the summit in about 30 minutes.

884 m high
Three trailheads
About 30 minutes to the summit

Ono Town from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot December 2022)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

From Tokyo, change at Koriyama for the Ban-etsu East Line.

about 9,000 people
Rural district town

The town's overview, updated August 5, 2025, directs visitors from Tokyo Station by Tohoku Shinkansen to Koriyama Station (about 1 hour 20 minutes), then by the Ban-etsu East Line to Ononiimachi Station (about 50 minutes). The town lies in the middle of the Abukuma Mountains, with its urban area at 400 m.

People living here: 9,471people
Area: 125.18km²
Households: 3,398households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 1 hospital ／ 9 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —3 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 4 municipalities.

Ono Town in Japan37.287°N 140.626°E

Territory of Ono Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

18.1km

Tamura City, Iwaki City, Koriyama City, Hirata Village

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Ono Town isthis kind of town.

01Jiji Sugi and Baba Sugi are two cedars flanking the approach to Suwa Shrine in Natsui; the town describes giant trees standing close like a loving couple, and they are a national natural monument
02A mountain was once the center of horse worship in this region, and is said to have had groups from northern Kanto to southern Rikuzen
03Mount Takashiba is 884 m high and known for the town flower, the tsutsuji; the town records a temple's Amida hall as rebuilt in 1691

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Ono Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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