It is located about 150m southeast of JR Omi Takashima Station. The small hill forest surrounded by stone walls is the remains of Omizo Castle's castle tower. Omizo Castle was built in the Azuchi-Momoyama period by Oda Nobusumi, who lived in Shinjo Castle (now Shinasahi-cho), and merchant houses and temples were moved there to create a castle town. Otome-ga-ike Pond, southeast of the main citadel, is an inner lake of Lake Biwa, and according to old maps, Omizo Castle was a water castle with the castle moat as its inner moat and Otome-ga-ike Pond as its outer moat, and was also called "Koko Castle." When Wakebe Mitsunobu became the lord of the castle during the Edo period, he used this place as his camp and continued to rule it until the Meiji Restoration under the 12th lord Mitsunori.
- Address
- Katsuno, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
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- Contact Us
- (Public corporation) Lake Biwa Takashima Tourism Association
TEL：0740-33-7101
- Access
- Approximately 7 minutes walk from JR Omi-Takashima Station
- Remarks
- East side of 1667 Katsuno, Takashima City
Surrounding spot information
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Takashima Village
Katsuno, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
The Katsuno district of Takashima City is an old castle town with an ancient atmosphere.
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- Other (Play)
- Experience
- Craft
- Eat and Shop
- Eat
- Shopping and Eating
- Shopping
- Takashima area
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Otomegaike
3061-1 Katsuno, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
During the Manyo period, the area around Otomegaike Pond was known as the "Sea of Katori."
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- Waterfalls, lakes, swamps, ponds
- Scenic spots
- Takashima area
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Shirahige Shrine
215 Ugawa, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
There is a large vermilion torii gate in the middle of the lake, and across National Route 161...
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- Temples and shrines
- Takashima area
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