Azuchi Castle ruins

E183243

castle ruins historic site tourist attraction

Azuchi Castle ruins are the remains of Oda Nobunaga’s once-grand Azuchi Castle, a historically significant Sengoku-period stronghold located in present-day Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Azuchi Castle	6
Azuchi Castle ruins canonical	2
Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum	1
Azuchi Castle Site Historic Park	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle ruins ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
accessibleBy	footpath up Mount Azuchi ⓘ
associatedWith	Azuchi–Momoyama period ⓘ Oda Nobunaga ⓘ Sengoku period ⓘ
builtFor	Oda Nobunaga ⓘ
constructionEndDate	1579 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1576 ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
destroyedBy	fire ⓘ
elevation	about 199 metres ⓘ
era	Azuchi–Momoyama period ⓘ Sengoku period ⓘ
hasNearbyMuseum	Azuchi Castle ruins self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum
hasOriginalFunction	military stronghold ⓘ residence of Oda Nobunaga ⓘ
hasPart	base of the tenshu (main keep) ⓘ remains of baileys ⓘ remains of moats ⓘ steep stairways ⓘ stone foundations ⓘ stone walls ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Site of Japan ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1926 ⓘ
locatedIn	Azuchi ⓘ Japan ⓘ Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōmihachiman ⓘ
managedBy	Shiga Prefectural Government ⓘ
namedAfter	Azuchi Castle ruins self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Azuchi Castle
near	Azuchi Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupies	Mount Hachiman ⓘ surface form: Mount Azuchi
onShoreOf	Lake Biwa ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
originalName	Azuchi Castle ruins self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Azuchi Castle
originalStructureDemolished	1582 ⓘ
partOf	Azuchi Castle ruins self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Azuchi Castle Site Historic Park
prefecture	Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Kansai region ⓘ
significance	important site in Japanese castle history ⓘ symbol of Oda Nobunaga’s power ⓘ
subjectOf	archaeological excavations ⓘ castle architecture studies ⓘ
touristActivity	hiking ⓘ historical sightseeing ⓘ
viewOf	Lake Biwa ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shiga → containsLandmark → Azuchi Castle ruins ⓘ

Shiga Prefecture → hasHistoricSite → Azuchi Castle ruins ⓘ

Oda Nobunaga → residence → Azuchi Castle ruins ⓘ