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Nagahama, Shiga
Odani Castle
小谷城
The mountaintop castle where Azai Nagamasa lived with Oichi and their three daughters, and where he took his own life when Nobunaga attacked.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 52CastleMountain
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Shiga
滋賀県
Explore the castles and castle sites of Shiga through photographs, municipalities and research status.
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Hikone, Shiga
Hikone Castle
彦根城
A castle of reuse: its National Treasure keep is said to have come from Otsu Castle, and other buildings and even wall stones from other castles.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 53CastleHilltop
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Ōmihachiman, Shiga
Azuchi Castle
安土城
Nobunaga's seven-story tenshu burned only about three years after it was finished; on the summit, just its foundation stones remain in neat rows.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 54CastleMountain
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Ōmihachiman, Shiga
Kannonji Castle
観音寺城
On the mountain next to Nobunaga's Azuchi Castle stood a huge hilltop castle that was walled in stone before Azuchi was even built.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 55CastleMountain
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Maihara, Shiga
Kamaha Castle
鎌刃城
Next 100 Fine Castles No. 160CastleMountain
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Ōmihachiman, Shiga
Hachimanyama Castle
八幡山城
Next 100 Fine Castles No. 161CastleMountain
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Otsu, Shiga
Usayama Castle
宇佐山城
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Otsu, Shiga
Ōtsu Castle
大津城
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Sources checked
- Japanese Wikipedia, "List of castles in Japan" (prefecture section)
- Japanese Wikipedia, "Castles of Shiga"
- Japanese Wikipedia category "Castles in Shiga"
- Castle-related items on Wikidata
- OpenStreetMap historic=castle and related tags
- Japan Castle Foundation's 100 / Next 100 Fine Castles list
Sources to check next
- Prefectural survey reports on medieval and early-modern castle sites (Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Reports in Japan)
- Municipal lists of designated historic sites