Ohmizo Jin'ya

There is only the stone base of the castle keep left here. Most of the other structures are long gone. You can see some ishigaki which lined some of the canals. The castle ruin is only 5 minutes walk from JR Omitakashima Station.

History

Oda Nobunaga ordered his nephew, Oda Nobuzumi to construct a castle at Takashima to control the western shores of Lake Biwa. The castle was designed by Akechi Mitsuhide. It also functioned as an important port on Lake Biwa. After the Battle of Tennosan in 1582 with the demise of Akechi Mitsuhide, Oda Nobuzumi’s loyalty was called into question, and he was killed by Niwa Nagahide’s troops. After that, Toyotomi Hideyoshi installed one of his generals, Kyougoku Takatsugu as the lord of Oomizo Castle. Takatsugu was also married to Hatsu, one of Asai Nagamasa’s daughters. The castle was downsized to a jinya after the “One castle, one feudal domain” edict.

Field Notes

There is only the stone base of the castle keep left here. Most of the other structures are long gone. You can see some ishigaki which lined some of the canals. The castle ruin is only 5 minutes walk from JR Omitakashima Station.

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Castle Profile
English Name	Ohmizo Jin'ya
Japanese Name	大溝陣屋
Founder	Oda Nobuzumi
Year Founded	1578
Castle Type	Flatland
Castle Condition	Ruins only
Designations	Local Historic Site
Historical Period	Pre Edo Period
Features	water moats, trenches, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access	Omitakashima Sta. (Kosei Line), 5 min walk
Hours
Time Required	30 minutes
URL	Castle Website
Location	Takashima, Shiga Prefecture
Coordinates	35.29246, 136.01291
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Added to Jcastle	2012
Admin Year Visited	Viewer Contributed, 2023
Admin Visits	Sept 29, 2023

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